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minus-squareComment105@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up61arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoBotany should not have borrowed the word berry. I am of the opinion that “a small, sweet, edible fruit” is closer to the right definition for the word, and that botanists’ decision to appropriate the word for a redefined purpose was inappropriate and unnecessary.
minus-squarephar@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoWhen did this all occur? Was berry a word for things like strawberries before and then it was chosen by botanists to meet another definition?
Botany should not have borrowed the word berry.
I am of the opinion that “a small, sweet, edible fruit” is closer to the right definition for the word, and that botanists’ decision to appropriate the word for a redefined purpose was inappropriate and unnecessary.
When did this all occur? Was berry a word for things like strawberries before and then it was chosen by botanists to meet another definition?