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Grade 12th PassBotany

i read that banana is afalse berry but my teacher said its a true fruit?

Profile image of parvathy
10 Years agoGrade 12th Pass
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Profile image of Aabid Hussain
10 Years ago
Hi Keshu,

Thanks for asking

First of all let me make you clear about true fruit. True true fruit develops from ovary (ripened) and Yes ! banana develops from ovary.

Now coming to your next confusion.
A berryis also a fruitproduced from theovaryof a single flower in which the outer layer of the ovary wall develops into an edible fleshy portion (pericarp).

Berries are generally juicy fruits and that’s why banana is a false berry but true fruit.

Hope the answer of the question.
Profile image of raj
10 Years ago
First of all let me make you clear about true fruit. True true fruit develops from ovary (ripened) and Yes ! banana develops from ovary.Now coming to your next confusion.A berryis also a fruitproduced from theovaryof a single flower in which the outer layer of the ovary wall develops into an edible fleshy portion (pericarp).Berries are generally juicy fruits and that’s why banana is a false berry but true fruit.Hope the answer of the question.