Why do they call strawberry a berry if its not a berry?

Answer 1

The strawberry is a small plant of the Rosaceae (Rose) family. All varieties of the strawberry plant belong to the Fragariagenus. Strawberries are not really berries or fruit, but are instead the enlarged ends of the plant's stamen. It is the small black spots which are actually the fruit. The strawberry is considered one of the most important small fruits grown in the Western Hemisphere. Today every state in the United States and every province in Canada grow the strawberry plant. It grows both as a wild plant and as a cultivated plant.

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Answer 2

For a while, it was mistaken for a berry, as it looks like any other "berry". The seeds on the outside are not really seeds, but they are the strawberries ovaries. Yet, even with this knowledge, people have not changed the name, for it is in our vocabulary and will probably take a long time for the name to change, if it does.

Answer 3

A berry is if the entire fruit is fleshy, you would call it a berry. Avocados, blueberries, and grapes are berries. The seed must be in the inside. Strawberries' seeds are on the outside not inside.

Answer 4

A strawberry is an aggregate fruit. It is also often called a false fruit or a pseudocarp. A single strawberry is actually a modified receptacle of a flower. Embedded in it are the true fruits, which is an achene. These are the tiny things on the receptacle.

Answer 5

It is in a category called "Accessory Fruit" (or False Fruit). By botanical definition, a berry is a simple fruit having seeds or pulp generated from a single ovary. False Fruit differs because the edible part of the berry is develops from the stem.

Answer 6

Strawberries are part of the Rose Family- as are blackberries and raspberries. However, Oranges, Tomatoes, and Pineapples are berries.