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Berries
Aug 14, 2010 22:26
From Wikipedia
:
In
botanical
language, a berry is a simple fruit having
seeds
and pulp produced from a single
ovary
; the ovary can be
inferior
or
superior
.
Examples of botanical berries include:
Bearberry
(Arctostaphylos spp.)
Barberry
(Berberis;
Berberidaceae
)
Crowberry
(Empetrum spp.)
Currant
(Ribes spp.;
Grossulariaceae
), red, black, and white types
Elderberry
(Sambucus niger;
Caprifoliaceae
)
Gooseberry
(Ribes spp.;
Grossulariaceae
)
Grape
,
Vitis vinifera
Honeysuckle
Lingonberry
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Mayapple
(Podophyllum spp.;
Berberidaceae
)
Nannyberry
or sheepberry (Viburnum spp.;
Caprifoliaceae
)
Oregon-grape
(Mahonia aquifolium;
Berberidaceae
)
Strawberry Tree
(Arbutus unedo), not to be confused with the actual
strawberry
(Fragaria)
Tomato
and other species of the family
Solanaceae
Banana
Cranberry
Watermelon
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