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For real fun, look up botanical “berry” (cucumber, eggplant, grape, pumpkin, tomato, fruits of the potato, banana, melon, but not strawberry, raspberry. See htt
by Someone 5y ago
For real fun, look up botanical “berry” (cucumber, eggplant, grape, pumpkin, tomato, fruits of the potato, banana, melon, but not strawberry, raspberry. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berry_(botany) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berry_(botany). Avocado seems to be an edge case that may be a berry or a drupe)
- colanderman 5y agoSimilar situation with nuts. Most food items classified as "nuts" -- including many with "nut" in the name -- are botanically not nuts, but seeds, drupes, or legumes. [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nut_(fruit)#Production https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nut_(fruit)#Production