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Published: 2017-08-06 21:53:28 +0000 UTC; Views: 2675; Favourites: 70; Downloads: 26
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hey it’s ur boi here to fuck with your culinary-based perception of fruits
“where do strawberries fit in” WELL strawberries aren’t true fruits. Their seeds are the fruit (achenes) but the flesh is derived from other parts of the flower base. Blackberries and raspberries also aren’t berries - they’re clusters of individual drupes. Pineapples and mulberries aren’t simple fruits either - they’re both formed from many separate flowers whose fruits grow together. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This isn’t 100% comprehensive but covers most classifications. No ref links this time as all the content came from my NYBG Plant Morphology coursework.
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Very interesting 
And, as they say - "Knowledge is knowing a Tomato is a fruit, Wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad, and Philosophy is questioning whether that makes ketchup a smoothie."
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Hahaha
Oh no now I'm thinking of a burger with ketchup as a sandwich and smoothie.
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My work here is done 
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