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[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 74 points 1 month ago (8 children)
[–] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 13 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Same thing with nuts and melons.

This is so common that I wonder if it's the scientists that are wrong. They used the word to describe something different than what's usually called a berry.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

People keep telling me eggplants are a fruit but I sure wouldn't put one in a fruit salad.

[–] wieson 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

As I see it, English has the word fruit twice.

Once as a sweet fruit.

And once as anything that is produced to hold the seeds. Hazelnut is the fruit of the hazelnut tree. Mushroom is the fruit of the mycelium. Pinecone is the fruit of the pine.

Also fruits of your labour somewhere.

[–] Hugin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

The botanical definition of fruit is the ripened ovary of a flower.

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