Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Bananas are actually a herb.

  1. True

  2. False
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Explanation

Botanically, bananas are classified as herbs because they grow on herbaceous plants (not trees). The banana 'tree' is actually a pseudostem made of tightly rolled leaf sheaths. Since the plant doesn't produce woody tissue and dies back after flowering, it fits the botanical definition of an herbaceous plant, making the fruit a berry from an herb.

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