tomato belong to vegetable or fruit

China
February 1, 2007 2:13am CST
do you like raw tomato,i'd like to eat it as a fruit.but the scientists sort it into vegetaables,some people said this is the result of the tariff
4 responses
brimia
@brimia (6581)
• United States
2 Feb 07
In the botanical sense, fruit is the fleshy or dry ripened ovary of a plant, enclosing the seed or seeds. So, apricots, bananas, and grapes, bean pods, corn grains, tomatoes, and cucumbers are all technically fruits.
jwfarrimond
@jwfarrimond (4473)
•
4 Feb 07
Absolutely correct! Tomato is a fruit, not a vegetable.
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tamaco_uk
@tamaco_uk (480)
• Cyprus
4 Feb 07
It is a fruit, believe it or not!!
rajivkumar900
@rajivkumar900 (9861)
• India
2 Feb 07
tomato belong to vegetable . i like raw tomato . its good for blood . i ever eat as a salad with food .
lilaclady
@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
1 Feb 07
I would have thought it to be a vegetable, but who or what decides if something is a vegetable or a fruit, especially with all the new fruits and vegetables that are around these days, I wouldn't know what to do with most of them...