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    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.

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    I like to think of it as a veggie, the thought of putting fruit on burgers and subs etc..yuk!
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    Quote Originally Posted by buttercup132
    I like to think of it as a veggie, the thought of putting fruit on burgers and subs etc..yuk!
    Yup, I was going to say the same thing! Although in the summer, when they are in abundance and juicy and red, I eat them as I would an apple. But as much as I know they're fruit, my tummy says veggie (sprinkles salt...)



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    I know they are technicaly a fruit but as far as I am concerned they are veggies, you do not put tomatos in a fruit salad nor do you put melons and such in a veggie salad, n you put Tomato in a veggie salad lol
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    A tomato is a fruit because ... well ... because I looked it up in the dictionary and that's what I found. Is it called a to-MAY-to, or a to-MAH-to?
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    as for the mentioned beans those are seeds

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    Quote Originally Posted by cassiesmom
    A tomato is a fruit because ... well ... because I looked it up in the dictionary and that's what I found. Is it called a to-MAY-to, or a to-MAH-to?
    I would pronounce it to-MAH-to but I believe in the USA it is pronounced to-MAY-to

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    Fruits are the part of the plant containing seeds. This includes tomatos, squash, eggplant and cucumber.

    Vegetables are plant roots, stems, and leaves. This includes rhubarb, used in pies.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cali
    I know they are technicaly a fruit but as far as I am concerned they are veggies, you do not put tomatos in a fruit salad nor do you put melons and such in a veggie salad, n you put Tomato in a veggie salad lol
    I put tomato's in veggie salads.


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    Quote Originally Posted by 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.
    veggies have seeds... what about the cucumber? and the bean?
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    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

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    Quote Originally Posted by 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
    Wow, did you do a project on fruits and veggies? lol How do you know this??
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    Quote Originally Posted by GreyhoundGirl
    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!

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