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''This article is about the fruit. See also: [[Berry (province)]]'' |
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<div style="float:right;text-align:center;padding-left:9px">[[Image:Berries thumbnail.jpg|Berries thumbnail]]<br><small>''Several types of "berries" from the market,<br>but only the blueberrries are true berries<br>[[Media:Berries.jpg|Enlarge berries image]]''</small></div> |
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In <tt>[[Botany|BOTANY]]</tt>, a '''berry''' is the most common type of ''simple fleshy [[fruit]]'', one in which the entire ovary wall ripens into an (usually) edible '''''pericarp'''''. The ovary is always ''superior'' in these [[flower]]s, and they have one or more [[carpel]]s within a thin covering and very fleshy interiors, the [[seed]]s embedded in the common flesh of a single ovary that is either single or multi-carpelate. Common examples are [[grape]] and [[tomato]], but many other common fruits are considered ''true berries'': citris fruits like [[orange]] and [[lemon]] are modified berries, squash fruits like [[cucumber]], [[squash]], [[watermelon]], and [[pumpkin]] are berries; [[date]], [[avacado]], [[persimmon]], [[egg plant]], [[guava]], [[blueberry]], [[blackcurrant]], and [[red pepper]] are all berries to a botanist. |
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They have one or more [[carpel]]s within a thin covering and very fleshy interiors, with the seeds embedded in the common flesh of a single ovary. Examples of berries include [[guava]]s, [[tomato]]es, [[blueberry|blueberries]] and [[blackcurrant]]s. |
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In common parlance and <tt>[[Cuisine|CUISINE]]</tt>, the term "berry" refers to small, sweet fruits; and in this sense, the [[strawberry]] becomes a berry and the tomato is not. Other [[food|culinary]] berries that are not botanical berries are [[blackberry|blackberries]], [[raspberry|raspberries]], [[gooseberry|gooseberries]], and [[boysenberry|boysenberries]]. |
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Other edible berries include, [[gooseberry|gooseberries]], and [[boysenberry|boysenberries]]. |
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Revision as of 04:58, 5 September 2003
- ~ This article is about the fruit. See also: Berry (province)
Several types of "berries" from the market,
but only the blueberrries are true berries
Enlarge berries image
In BOTANY, a berry is the most common type of simple fleshy fruit, one in which the entire ovary wall ripens into an (usually) edible pericarp. The ovary is always superior in these flowers, and they have one or more carpels within a thin covering and very fleshy interiors, the seeds embedded in the common flesh of a single ovary that is either single or multi-carpelate. Common examples are grape and tomato, but many other common fruits are considered true berries: citris fruits like orange and lemon are modified berries, squash fruits like cucumber, squash, watermelon, and pumpkin are berries; date, avacado, persimmon, egg plant, guava, blueberry, blackcurrant, and red pepper are all berries to a botanist.
Berries are usually small, juicy, and of a bright color contrasting with their background to make them more noticeable to the animals that disperse them and thus scatter the seeds of the plant.
In common parlance and CUISINE, the term "berry" refers to small, sweet fruits; and in this sense, the strawberry becomes a berry and the tomato is not. Other culinary berries that are not botanical berries are blackberries, raspberries, gooseberries, and boysenberries.