Why do strawberries have seeds on the outside?
berry n., pl. -ries. Botany. An indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary and having the whole wall fleshy, such as the grape or tomato. Interestingly, strawberries are not berries by definition. The fact od them having seeds on the outside, while still allowing them to be a fruit, precludes them from joining the berry club. Of course people don’t care because they’re tasty anyway. Now the answer – Having seeds on the outside make it easier for strawberries to get planted elsewhere. Birds eat them, fly to somewhere else, expel them, and the seed grows in the new place. It is a survival trait.
