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Yams are a tuber. Fruits are developed by flowers and contain reproductive cells, since the yam is not developed from the flower, it is considered not a fruit which makes it a vegetable.
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∙ 12y agoA Yam is a vegetable because it is a root. A vegetable is a Flower, Root, Stem or Leaf.
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What fruit of vegetable starts with the letter U?
yams
A fruit or vegetable beginning with Y?
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YES
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Is cauliflower a root or a fruit or a leaf?
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Is tomato not a fruit and a vegetable?
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Is tomatoes vegetable or fruit?
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Is a winter melon a fruit or a vegetable?
It is a fruit but eaten as a vegetable
