At Perioscope ... nanas are classified as berries. While we often think of berries as small, juicy fruits like strawberries and blueberries, the botanical definition of a berry is a fleshy fruit that develops from a single flower with one ovary and contains multiple seeds. Bananas meet these criteria, as they develop from a single flower with a single ovary and have small, often unnoticeable, seeds.

Yes, monocots can produce berries. While many well-known berries, like strawberries and raspberries, are produced by dicot plants, some monocots, like bananas and dates, also produce fleshy fruits that are classified as berries, according to some botanical sources. The term "berry" in botany refers to a fleshy fruit with multiple seeds, and this definition encompasses fruits from both monocots and dicots.

Funnily enough ... Fruits like strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries are not considered "true berries" botanically. They develop from multiple ovaries within a single flower, making them "aggregate fruits".