Why Strawberries Fail the Berry Test
Not a berry. A strawberry's red, fleshy body is an enlarged receptacle, the flower structure beneath the ovaries; what appears to be one fruit is a crowded platform holding many separate fruits. The familiar name persists because cuisine judges sweetness and shape, whereas botany reads the anatomy of a flower and asks where a fruit began.That reversal matters. Rarely does a grocery label expose so...More
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