that is a good question...any thing with seeds is considered a fruit...i know it sounds weird to call a zuccini a fruit ....or an eggplant ..etc
it is a fruit
They are vegetables They are FRUITS, the same way a tomato is, it's the part of a plant that contains the seeds for reproduction. So, technically, they're fruit even though they're usually eaten...
They are a vegetable that looks like fat pea pods.
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