A banana is classified as a berry because it meets the botanical criteria of a berry.

Botanically, a berry is a type of fleshy fruit, produced from a single ovary that contains multiple seeds, embedding in the flesh.

Here's how banana fits this definition.

1.

Single ovary.

Banana developed from a single ovary of a flower.

2.

Fleshy fruit.

The fruit is fleshy and contains no hard peat, distinguishing it from the fruit-type-like roots.

3.

Multiple seed.

Although commercially grown bananas are usually seedless due to cultivation practices, wild bananas contain numerous small seeds.

This classification places bananas alongside other berries like tomatoes, grapes, and kiwis, despite their common culinary classification as fruit.

In short, the botanical definition of berries is broader than the everyday use of the term, leading to such interesting categorization.