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Seeds Do Have Everything To Do With What is Considered a Vegetable or a Fruit. That's Where The Term Fruit Comes From, Like Fruit of The Loins, Something is Considered a Fruit When The Reproductive Part of The Plant is What is Edible, Which includes The Seed of The Plant. Vegetables are Usually a Reference To Another Part of The Plant That is Also Edible, Though Not Considered Part Of The Reproductive Organ or Ovary of The Plant. ie Celery Stalk, Cabbage Leaves, etc. Cooks However Have a Separate Classification Than Scientists Do. Cooks Consider Anything Sweet a Fruit, and Anything For Savory Cooking and not Sweet, is Considered a Vegetable. Therefore Technically Tomato is a Fruit from a Scientist Point of View, But When Cooking is Considered a Vegetable.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 15y agoOne definition of fruit means the edible reproductive body of a seed plant (Merriam-Webster dictionary). Another definition means the sweet fruit. Tomatoes are usually not eaten as a (sweet) fruit but it is the seeded part of the plant so it can be considered a fruit.
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∙ 13y agobecause scientist have studied them and found out that they are actually in the fruit family
(new answer) Apperently, all fruits are supposed to have seeds. As tomatoes have seeds in it it is considered a fruit, just like peppers.
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∙ 11y agoFruits are do defined because the seeds are contained within the flesh of the fruit. Tomatoes are fruits, but more often, for culinary purposes are used as a vegetable
Because fruits grow from trees, and vines. As we know tomatoes grow from vines which make tomatoes fruits! Good question
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∙ 11y agoTomatoes and apples meet the requirements and are therefore fruits.
There's a little bit of a complication in that in common language, "fruit" means something slightly different. Some things that are, botanically speaking, fruits are not considered "culinary fruits" because they're either a) inedible or b) not sweet. Tomatoes are a good example: they are botanical fruits but not culinary fruits.
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∙ 12y agoIt depends whom you ask! Botanically speaking, it is a fruit because it has seeds - like a cucumber!
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∙ 6y agoThe scientific definition of a fruit is - a fruit is the part of the plant that carries the seeds. Tomatoes have seeds so they are fruit. So is a cucumber and a pumpkin, etc
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∙ 12y agoBecause it has seeds in the flesh
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What fruit begin in t?
tomatoes are sometimes considered a fruit.
Are tomatoes acidic or alkaline?
tomatoes are acidic because its sour like the acid's property.
Is it true if something has a seed it is a furit?
yes that is why tomatoes are considered a fruit
Tomatoes fruit or vegetable?
Tomatoes are a fruit.
Is tomato a fruit or a salad?
You can do. It depends on what kind of salad you are making; e.g a Waldorf salad would not require tomatoes.
Is tomatoes vegetable or fruit?
It is a fruit on the vine and a vegetable on your plate
Are tomatoes friuts?
Yes. Any part of a plant or tree that contains the seeds is considered fruit.
Why are tomatoes a vegetable?
Because they think it is a none fruit which makes it a vegetable but what people don't realize is that it is a fruit but yet considered a vegetable because it doesn't have any sugar in it which most fruits do.
Avacado fruit or vegetable?
It is a fruit, anything with seeds in them are considered to be fruits, including tomatoes and cucumbers.
How do you get your tomatoes to produce more fruit?
To get your tomatoes to produce more fruit, consider pruning them.
What is considered a real fruit?
By definition, a fruit is the ripened seed-bearing part of a plant when fleshy and edible. Therefore edibles such as squash, cucumbers and tomatoes are truly fruits. In less formal usage, there are two definitions of fruit, a botanical definition and an agricultural definition. Botanically speaking a tomato is a fruit. Agriculturally speaking a tomato is a vegetable. An educated person knows that a tomato is a fruit. A wise person knows not to use it in a fruit salad.
What is a vegetable that people think is a fruit?
they think TOMATOES arew fruit, cuz tomatoes have seeds in it.
