USA HISTORY

SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732

NORTH AMERICAN SETTLEMENTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Mrs. Morgan’s favorite fruit is
A
raspberry
B
strawberry
C
grapes
D
pineapple
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Though they are commonly called “berries, ” the fruit is technically an aggregate of drupelets (small drupes), each of which contains a single seed.

Detailed explanation-2: -By the 4th century A.D., the Romans had begun cultivating raspberries, and raspberry seeds have been found at the sites of Roman forts in Britain. The name “Ida” persisted and was used by the taxon-omist Linnaeus to name the European red raspberry, Rubus idaeus.

Detailed explanation-3: -The raspberry, with its botanical name Rubus idaeus, belongs to the Rosaceae family, which includes around 3, 500 species.

Detailed explanation-4: -: a perennial plant (genus Rubus) of the rose family that bears raspberries. [short for raspberry tart, rhyming slang for fart] : a sound of contempt made by protruding the tongue between the lips and expelling air forcibly to produce a vibration. broadly : an expression of disapproval or contempt.

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