Is strawberry really a berry?!


Question: Is strawberry really a berry!?
According to Botany,a berry is different from a fruit!.What is the difference>Www@FoodAQ@Com


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To be a true berry, the seeds must be located inside the berry; the strawberry’s are outside which classifies it as an “accessory fruit!.” In fact, the average strawberry has 200 seeds covering the outside!. Seeds on the outside and a shade of red color are about the only thing different varieties of this fruit have in common!.

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The strawberry’s rich history begins over 2,000 years ago when the plant was first cultivated by early Romans!. One thousand years later the tasty fruit was served at Medieval state events to symbolize peace, prosperity and perfection!. It is thought that around this time is when its name emerged!.

Why a Strawberry is Called a Strawberry
It is thought that during Medieval times the strawberry got its name because a strawberry plants looks like it has berries strewn on the ground, and strewberry later became strawberry!. Another legend indicates the name origin came from 19th century school children who picked the fruit and began stringing them on grass straws!. The kids sold them as “straws of berries!.” Another theory is that the name was derived from the 19th century practice of placing straw around the growing plants to protect ripening fruit!.

While the name’s origin may be unclear, one thing is for sure: the strawberry’s popularity spread across the world in the same fashion as its green leaf runners spread across the ground during cultivation!. In the 12th century, the strawberry hit bumpy ground when St Hildegard von Binger pronounced strawberries unfit to eat because they might be contaminated by snakes and toads, since they grow so closely to the ground!. However, in the mid 18th century Swedish botanist Charles Linaeus put this superstition to rest by switching to a diet consisting of only strawberries to prove them edible!.

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No, its really part of the straw family and would actually be in the cereals and grains food group!. Actually, when the scarecrow finally got his brain from the Wizard of Oz, it was only a strawberry!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

According to Wikipedia, a berry is a fruit having seeds produced from a single ovary!. A strawberry is botanically something else, called an accessory fruit!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

a strawberry isnt a berry, it has its own catagory "Rosaceae" because the seeds are on the outside of the fruit, not like any other fruit or berryWww@FoodAQ@Com

Nah it was orginally called a "straw" but someone mistakenly put the berry at the end and well now its called strawberry!.!.!.yes what dumb mistakes!.!.did you know strawberries are actually vegitables!?Www@FoodAQ@Com

yes it is not a strawlemon!. a strawham, a strawturkey, a strawpizza
its a BERRY Www@FoodAQ@Com

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It wouldnt be called a strawBERRY if it wasnt a berry!.

Yes a strawberry is a berry

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http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Strawberrie!.!.!.

The clue is in the name love straw-berry Www@FoodAQ@Com

Yes,strawberry really a berry!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

it's one of the kind of berry!.
for example lion is refferd as a cat right!?
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