Any small fleshy fruit is popularly called a berry, especially if it is edible. Raspberries, blackberries, and strawberries, for example, are not true berries but are aggregate fruits—fruits that consist of a number of smaller fruits. Cranberries and blueberries, however,are true botanical berries...
True berries: These include fruits like grapes, tomatoes, and bananas. They develop from a single ovary and have a fleshy pericarp (the part of the fruit formed from the ovary wall). Aggregate fruits: These are formed from multiple ovaries of a single flower. Examples include strawberries, ra...
more commonly called seeds. Some fruits, called "simple" fruits, come from flowers that have only one ovary and, therefore, have a simple round shape with one or more seeds. For example, peaches and tomatoes come from flowers with only one ovary. Other fruits, called "aggregate" fruits,...
But if we classify them according to the true definition of what a berry is, then no, strawberries are not berries. They’re aggregate fruits. Let us explain: aggregate fruits are fruits that derive from a single flower with multiple ovaries. We don’t blame you if you’re scratching your...