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A banana tree is not actually classified as a tree due to the fact that it has no wood fibers. So it is actually a plant, IE: Herb. A berry is an indehiscent fruit with two or more seeds and a fleshy pericarp, which is exactly what a banana is. This is not a debate it is fact that bananas are berries. But of course most will argue just as most debated that avocados are veggies and not a fruit which we all know now they are actually a type of fruit
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agono banana is not a berry but, it IS a fruit.
most berries are easily found because their names end in "-berry"
fruits such as: strawberry, blueberry, raspberry, blackberry etc.
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Is banana a herb or shrub?
banana is a herb.
Is banana is a herb or shrub?
banana is a herb.
Is a banana a berry?
it is neither it is a herb.It's a berry that grows on an herb.Alan Davidson, author of The Oxford Companion to Food, says the word herb at its broadest can mean, "a plant whose green parts (usually leaves, sometimes stalks) are used to flavor food." The banana leaf is used in cooking, most often as a wrap in which foods are cooked, but also to impart flavor. In that context also, the banana (plant) can be considered an herb.The banana itself is the fruit of the herb - or, in the words of Harold McGee in On Food and Cooking, "a seedless berry of a tree-sized herb related to the grasses..."
Is banana deciduous?
banana is a herb not a tree.
Is a banana a vegitable?
A banana is a herb . Surely a banana is a fruit?
Is blueberry a herb?
no it is not it is a berry
What is a banana since it is not a fruit?
A banana is a fruit. Tetechnically it is a herb.
Is banana leaf an herb?
Herb means "plant", thus all plants are herbs. What you may be trying to ask is, "is banana leaf considered a medicinal herb?"
Why is a banana called an Herb?
I thought it was an herb... The bannana or banana is both a fruit and an herb. A banana is a fruit (containing the seeds of the plant). However, the banana plant, though it is called a 'banana-tree' in popular usage, is technically regarded as a herbaceous plant (or 'herb'), not a tree, because the stem does not contain true woody tissue, thus the plant itself is a herb.
Is banna a herb?
when a banana is on a tree it is a herb but when it is fully grown it is a fruit
What do banana and pineapple grow from?
Pieapple is a herbaceous perennial and the banana is a herb.
Is banana is a herb?
A banana is both an herb and a fruit. Bananas come from an herbaceous bush, not a tree as many believe. Its seeds signify that it is a fruit.
