A type of fruit formed from the maturation of a single flower with multiple separate carpels, where each carpel becomes an individual fruitlet.
From New Latin, combining Greek elements: 'eta' (state or condition) and possibly 'aer' (air) or from a Romance language term. It's a botanical term developed in the 18th-19th century.
Strawberries aren't actually berries in the botanical sense—they're etaerios, where each tiny seed-covered bump is technically a separate fruit, which absolutely blows people's minds!
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