xtsho
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The plant is an herb but the banana that you actually eat is botanically a berry. So it's a big herb and the banana is the berry. Another odd fact is that while a banana is classified botanically as a berry strawberries and raspberries are not.
"Despite its name, the strawberry isn't a true berry. Neither is the raspberry or the blackberry. But the banana is a berry, scientifically speaking, as are eggplants, grapes and oranges."
"Strawberries and raspberries aren't really berries in the botanical sense. They are derived from a single flower with more than one ovary, making them an aggregate fruit. True berries are simple fruits stemming from one flower with one ovary and typically have several seeds."
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