Strawberries Aren’t Berries — but These Other Fruits Are

Strawberries Aren’t Berries — but These Other Fruits Are
Strawberries and Raspberries Aren’t Berries; You Won’t Guess Which Fruit Is. Andrej Filonenko/Dreamstime.com
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Good for your heart and good for your mind, strawberries, blackberries and raspberries add color to your plate and brighten up your day. Yet, in a botanical sense, strawberries, blackberries and raspberries are not actually berries.

To understand the discrepancy, here’s what makes a fruit a fruit in the first place. Fruits are the edible reproductive body of a seed plant. They grow on a plant from the ovary and aid in getting its seeds out into the world.

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