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.]] In Botany , the berry is the most common type of ''simple fleshy Fruit ''; one in which the entire Ovary wall ripens into an edible Pericarp . The ovary is always '''superior''' in these Flower s, and they have one or more Carpel s within a thin covering and very fleshy interiors. The Seed s are embedded in the common flesh of the ovary. In this sense, the Tomato is a berry and the Strawberry is not. Other examples of botanical berries include the Grape , Date , Avocado , Persimmon , Eggplant , Guava , Uchuva (ground cherry) and Chile Pepper . The fruit of Citrus , such as the Orange and Lemon , is a modified berry called a ''hesperidium''. The fruit of Cucumber s and their relatives are modified berries called "pepoes." A plant that bears berries is referred to as ''bacciferous''. In common parlance and Cuisine , the term "berry" refers generically to any small, sweet fruit; in this sense, the strawberry is a berry and the tomato is not. Other berries in this, but not the botanical, sense include Aggregate Fruits such as the Blackberry , Raspberry , and Boysenberry , as well as the False Berries such as Blueberry , Cranberry , and Gooseberry and its currant relatives (e.g. Blackcurrant , Redcurrant ). These fruits tend to be small, sweet, juicy, and of a bright color contrasting with their background to make them more attractive to animals that Disperse them and thus scatter widely the seeds of the plant. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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