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A chili is a fruit.
The scientific definition of a fruit is any structure that develops from the fertilized ovary of a flower and contains seeds of a plant.
It is legally a vegetable in the US, but botanically, it is a fruit.
Chili peppers are botanically fruits, but are generally considered in culinary contexts to be vegetables.
The Grocery industry keep on profiling this fruit as a vegetable. This leads to much confusion regarding the terms Vegetable and Fruit.
A vegetable is however a part of a plant which does not contain seeds.
Chili Peppers are fruits since thy most certainly have got seeds in them.
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∙ 13y agoChili pepper (from Nahuatl chilli, chilli pepper, chilli, chillie, chili, and chile) is the fruit[1] of plants from the genus Capsicum, members of the nightshade family, Solanaceae.
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∙ 7y agoIt is a fruit. Plants that produce seeds contained within the body and known as fruits. Those seeds that develope externaly are from vegetables. Naturally, there are some exeptions to the rule
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∙ 13y agoThey are both... The chilli and the tomato is a fruit and a vegetable!!
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∙ 13y agoYes.
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∙ 13y agovegetable
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Dried chili fruit or vegetable?
Dried chili (red pepper) is a fruit.
If a pumpkin is a fruit because it has seeds why is chili a vegetable?
chili is a fruit as well
Why tomatoes and chili are fruit not vegetable?
There are seeds in tomatoes and chilis
Is a chili a vegetable or spice?
chilis is a fruit comes from a plant
Is ghost chili a fruit or vegetable?
Any chilli is a fruit. The scientific definition of a fruit is any plant that develops from the fertilized ovary of a flower and contains seeds of a plant. So a Ghost Chilli is a fruit.
Is chili pepper a vegetable?
Yes it is a vegetable
Is chili an action verb?
No, the word 'chili' is a noun, not a verb.The noun 'chili' is a word for a type of vegetable, a word for food made from the vegetable; a word for a thing.
What vegetable start in vowel?
Arugula, Eggplant, Iceberg Lettuce, Asparagus, Anaheim Chili, Endive, English Pea, Onion. Not Avocado, it's a fruit.
What is a vegetable that means cold?
Chili
Is a pair a fruit or a vegetable?
A pair is a fruit, not a vegetable
Is tomato not a fruit and a vegetable?
tomato is not a vegetable, its a fruit because fruit has seed
Is tomatoes vegetable or fruit?
It is a fruit on the vine and a vegetable on your plate
