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Re:There’s no such thing as a tree, phylogenetically by ncmncm on Sunday May 09, 2021 @03:15PM (#27098806)
Botanically, practically nothing we call a berry is a berry except blue-. And practically every other fruit is a berry. The word is a wastebasket.

Today I learned that papaya is closely related to cabbage.

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Re:There’s no such thing as a tree, phylogenetically by dragonwriter on Sunday May 09, 2021 @11:02PM (#27102256)
> Botanically, practically nothing we call a berry is a berry except blue-.

cran-, elder-, lingon-, among others.

(Also, the fruit of the strawberry tree, unlike either strawberries or mock strawberries.)

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