Tag: Fruit terminology

While most people casually refer to the main edible part of an apple as simply the “flesh” or “pulp,” the correct botanical term is mesocarp. This term, however, is not used in everyday conversation, leading to common confusion over what is the meat of an apple called.

According to botanists, fruits are officially classified into three main groups based on their floral origin: simple, aggregate, and multiple. So, what is a group of fruits, and how can we understand these different classifications from both a botanical and everyday perspective?

A single banana plant can yield a cluster of fruit with up to 200 individual bananas, or 'fingers,' on a commercial plantation. The answer to how many bananas are in one bunch is far more complex than it appears, often depending on whether you're referring to the entire agricultural stalk or the small retail cluster.