More berries
Cereoid-UR12- schreef
And yet you insist the pulpy (not fleshy) fruit of a banana is a berry
when in fact it is not.
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A banana is berry by default, it is not worthwhile to come up with a
different term. Since plantains are eaten more or less as vegetables these
support the thesis!
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The classical definition of a drupe is that it is a one seeded berry.
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By "classical" you mean the ancient Romans? Or maybe the Greeks?
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Having a woody stone endocarp surrounding the seed has nothing at all to
do with the definition.
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That is only because you are using the "classical definition". If you were
to look at contemporary definitions you would find otherwise
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If the fruit has two seeds, it automatically becomes a berry by default.
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Nope. It is less and less surprising you are confused about bananas.
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So what about those plants that have fleshy fruit with 1 to 3 seeds in
them?
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Depends on the presence of an endocarp. Easy, isn't it?
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