Tomatoe, Fruit or Veggie?

[tikeyas_mom]

My boyfriend and I were having a debate, is the Tomatoe a fruit or a veggie?...
I think it's a fruit, (I swear it was on the Magic School bus lol)
My boyfriend thinks it is a Veggie...



what do YOU think

[Tollers-n-Dobes]

Technically a tomato is a fruit, but I always refer to it as a vegetable as it just seems more like a veggie than a fruit.

[tikeyas_mom]

do you have any back to your basis?? Meaning do... you have any info backing up that it is a fruit and not a veggie?? (I must be right lol)

[luckies4me]

It is indeed a fruit. I am sure you can find plenty of information online.

[G535]

http://www.askoxford.com/asktheexper...utother/tomato

[chocolatepuppy]

I believe it's a fruit, however, I always think of it as a veggie.

[Felicia's Mom]

A fruit, because of the seeds.

[Miss Z]

Yep, a fruit is always created after a plant has been pollinated and the seeds are formed inside it. This is supposed to attract a bird or other animal who will digest the fruit but leave the seeds in its faeces, therefore allowing the new plant a good start in life.

A vegetable is a different area of the plant, usually the root, and it has no seeds.

[buttercup132]

I like to think of it as a veggie, the thought of putting fruit on burgers and subs etc..yuk!

[tikeyas_mom]

Yep, a fruit is always created after a plant has been pollinated and the seeds are formed inside it. This is supposed to attract a bird or other animal who will digest the fruit but leave the seeds in its faeces, therefore allowing the new plant a good start in life.

A vegetable is a different area of the plant, usually the root, and it has no seeds.

veggies have seeds... what about the cucumber? and the bean?

[Miss Z]

A cucumber technically is a fruit too, produced when the plant has been pollinated (I think!). I think a bean is different, I think it's a pulse but I'm not entirely sure how they're different to fruit and veggies

[GreyhoundGirl]

A cucumber technically is a fruit too, produced when the plant has been pollinated (I think!). I think a bean is different, I think it's a pulse but I'm not entirely sure how they're different to fruit and veggies

Wow, did you do a project on fruits and veggies? lol How do you know this??

[Miss Z]

Wow, did you do a project on fruits and veggies? lol How do you know this??

LMAO, my brain is crammed full of all sorts of useless stuff I think Whether it's all right or not remains to be seen!

[animal_rescue]

I've always been taught a tomato is a fruit so it would make sense that a cucumber is too.

[k9krazee]

Fruit! What Zara said! I was also taught that things like green beans and peppers are also technically fruits.