<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Fragaria × ananassa Duchesne </Td> </Tr> <P> The garden strawberry (or simply strawberry; Fragaria × ananassa) is a widely grown hybrid species of the genus Fragaria, collectively known as the strawberries . It is cultivated worldwide for its fruit . The fruit is widely appreciated for its characteristic aroma, bright red color, juicy texture, and sweetness . It is consumed in large quantities, either fresh or in such prepared foods as preserves, juice, pies, ice creams, milkshakes, and chocolates . Artificial strawberry flavorings and aromas are also widely used in many products like lip gloss, candy, hand sanitizers, perfume, and many others . </P> <P> The garden strawberry was first bred in Brittany, France, in the 1750s via a cross of Fragaria virginiana from eastern North America and Fragaria chiloensis, which was brought from Chile by Amédée - François Frézier in 1714 . Cultivars of Fragaria × ananassa have replaced, in commercial production, the woodland strawberry (Fragaria vesca), which was the first strawberry species cultivated in the early 17th century . </P> <P> The strawberry is not, from a botanical point of view, a berry . Technically, it is an aggregate accessory fruit, meaning that the fleshy part is derived not from the plant's ovaries but from the receptacle that holds the ovaries . Each apparent "seed" (achene) on the outside of the fruit is actually one of the ovaries of the flower, with a seed inside it . </P>

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