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[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Name 5 berries without looking up the definition of a berry, or the comic about it that gets posted every so often.

[–] blanketswithsmallpox 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Blue berry, raspberry, very berry, Boisen berry, strawberry, power berry, RAW BERRY! ⚡

The difference being that they're all berries. A scientific ovary does not a legitimate word or colloquial use make.

The point being that most people have a pretty good idea about where a food comes from or grows since most generally come from similar areas when you factor in skin, softness, and size beyond just general knowledge.

Considering the only real difficulty comes from legumes for most people because they can grow in the ground or above ground... It's a bit disingenuous to start busting people out on fruit vs fruiting body debate.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 7 months ago

Strawberries, raspberries and boysenberries are not berries. They're accessory fruit. Very berries and power berries don't seem to be a thing, unless you're translating them from another language incorrectly into English. You listed exactly one berry, the blueberry, proving their point that most people actually don't know much about their food. "Colloquial use" has nothing to do with people knowing actual facts about their food, which was the matter under discussion. Further, (anecdotally because I'm at work and can't be arsed to look it up at the moment though the studies have been done) a lot of people have no idea what kind of plant many of these things even grow on, whether tree, bush, vine, etc. They know it's a plant. That's about it. Ignorance about food is at an all time high and modern western society - or at least American society - is highly divorced from the act of food production.

Here's a short list of things that are actually berries: bananas, watermelon, cucumbers, pumpkins, tomatoes, peppers, grapes, oranges and kiwis. Aside from accessory fruits which are not berries, there are also drupes - stone fruit such as cherries, plums, avocados, etc, which are sometimes lumped under the umbrella of berries and sometimes considered distinct.