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Which part of a strawberry contains the tiny true fruits?
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Ripening apricots on a tree. Apricots are single-seeded drupes.
The tiny true fruits of a strawberry are embedded on the surface of its fleshy, enlarged receptacle, which is the tip of the flower stalk.12
These small, seed-like structures are botanically classified as achenes—dry, single-seeded fruits. Because the strawberry is an accessory fruit that incorporates these external parts rather than developing solely from the ovary, it is not considered a true berry in botanical terms.132