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Strawberry is sweet and eaten raw just like any other fruit. Why do botanists call it a false fruit?

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In most of the plants, by the time fruit develops from the ovary, other floral parts degenerate and fall off. However in case of strawberry, thalamus also contributes is fruit formation. So it is called false fruit.
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