/oss/taxonomy/term/2871/all en /oss/article/did-you-know/bananas-are-berries-raspberries-are-not <p>It turns out <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berry_(botany)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">berry is actually a botanical term</a>, not a common English one. Blackberries, mulberries, and raspberries are not berries at all, but bananas, pumpkins, avocados and cucumbers are. So what makes a berry?</p> <p><img alt="a venn diagram of common berries vs botany defined berries" height="376" width="500" class="file-extra-large no-float" src="/oss/files/oss/styles/wysiwyg_extra_large/public/fruitinfographic.jpg?itok=nYBQssM_" /></p> Wed, 06 Dec 2017 20:12:56 +0000 Ada McVean & Cassandra Lee, OSS Interns 6843 at /oss