Bananas Are Berries, But Strawberries Are Not

In botanical terms, a berry is a fruit produced from a single flower with one ovary and has seeds enclosed in the flesh. Bananas meet this definition perfectly. However, strawberries are aggregate accessory fruits, meaning the fleshy part develops from the receptacle that holds the ovary rather than from the ovary itself. The small seeds on strawberries' surface are actually individual fruits. Raspberries and blackberries are aggregate fruits made up of many small drupelets. Other true berries include grapes, tomatoes, and even eggplants.