fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 7 days agoStrawberries are nuts 🍓mander.xyzimagemessage-square96linkfedilinkarrow-up1714arrow-down115
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minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-26 days agoIf strawberries are nuts, cashews are nuts. It’s a seed that grows on the outside of an accessory fruit. Obviously strawberries aren’t nuts either but we’re playing pretty fast and loose with words and meanings.
minus-squarealt_xa_23@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agoThe “nut” from a cashew is the seed a stone fruit (like the center of a peach pit). The strawberry “seed” is the entire fruit.
If strawberries are nuts, cashews are nuts. It’s a seed that grows on the outside of an accessory fruit.
Obviously strawberries aren’t nuts either but we’re playing pretty fast and loose with words and meanings.
The “nut” from a cashew is the seed a stone fruit (like the center of a peach pit). The strawberry “seed” is the entire fruit.