Berries

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From Wikipedia:

In botanical language, a berry is a simple fruit having seeds and pulp produced from a single ovary; the ovary can be inferior or superior.

Examples of botanical berries include:

• Bearberry (Arctostaphylos spp.)
• Barberry (Berberis; Berberidaceae)
• Crowberry (Empetrum spp.)
• Currant (Ribes spp.; Grossulariaceae), red, black, and white types
• Elderberry (Sambucus niger; Caprifoliaceae)
• Gooseberry (Ribes spp.; Grossulariaceae)
• Grape, Vitis vinifera
• Honeysuckle
• Lingonberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea
• Mayapple (Podophyllum spp.; Berberidaceae)
• Nannyberry or sheepberry (Viburnum spp.; Caprifoliaceae)
• Oregon-grape (Mahonia aquifolium; Berberidaceae)
• Strawberry Tree (Arbutus unedo), not to be confused with the actual strawberry (Fragaria)
• Tomato and other species of the family Solanaceae
• Banana
• Cranberry
• Watermelon

Comments

[buttonlass.livejournal.com]

Well I won't be happy if I buy triple berry pie and it has tomatoes and bananas in it.:)

[sharlabacchus.livejournal.com]

bananaberry! although i never trust wikipedia, 'cause of Douglas Jones (see "Kleptomania").

[skylarker.livejournal.com]

I'd never have guessed bananas, watermelons or tomatoes were berries. Thanks!