Berries
are fleshy fruits produced by flowers. Each berry is the ripened ovary
of one flower.
They
usually have more than one seed (but there are exceptions)!
The
pericarp (outside) is usually fleshy and soft when the fruit
matures.
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True berries include fruits like:
| Tomatoes | ![]() |
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Blueberries |
| Peppers | ![]() |
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Kiwi |
| Eggplant |
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Avocado - only have 1 seed | |
| Cranberries |
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Banana - only have seeds in the wild |
Things
that are NOT berries:
Strawberries
Raspberries
Other
Berry Types:
Pepo
Hesperidium