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Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable?

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  • greeneyes0809
    greeneyes0809 Posts: 422 Member
    And an avocado is a berry! The world of fruits and vegetables is a crazy one, that's for sure.
  • neandermagnon
    neandermagnon Posts: 7,436 Member
    this question reminds me of a cute Arabic cartoon/song/video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpp-9lQcu5U

    translation: I'm a red tomato, grown among greens, eat from me you can't get enough and your cheeks become red!
  • QueenBishOTUniverse
    QueenBishOTUniverse Posts: 14,121 Member
    They only declared it a vegetable for tax purposes.

    Thanks, Obama!

    :laugh: :laugh:




    Wait a minute, that was in 1893 :angry:
  • neandermagnon
    neandermagnon Posts: 7,436 Member
    you think the question of what constitutes a true fruit is bad........... (and btw not all fruits are actually fruits... it's not just a question of fruits masquerading as vegetables....)............ get onto the "what is a berry" debate because apparently kiwi fruits are berries and many things called berries are not actually berries
  • Vince_1964
    Vince_1964 Posts: 359 Member
    Let's not forget the Grapes of Wrath!!
  • odusgolp
    odusgolp Posts: 10,477 Member
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  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    It is neither...tomato is a sauce and sometimes a juice...
  • QueenBishOTUniverse
    QueenBishOTUniverse Posts: 14,121 Member
    you think the question of what constitutes a true fruit is bad........... (and btw not all fruits are actually fruits... it's not just a question of fruits masquerading as vegetables....)............ get onto the "what is a berry" debate because apparently kiwi fruits are berries and many things called berries are not actually berries

    and THIS is why I don't do botany. Also the whole definition of a species thing, it's bad enough in animals, plants just screw EVERYTHING up!
  • Illini_Jim
    Illini_Jim Posts: 419 Member
    you think the question of what constitutes a true fruit is bad........... (and btw not all fruits are actually fruits... it's not just a question of fruits masquerading as vegetables....)............ get onto the "what is a berry" debate because apparently kiwi fruits are berries and many things called berries are not actually berries

    Yep. Blackberries, raspberries, and strawberries are not true berries; but a banana and watermelon are. Go figure….
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