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minus-squareqjkxbmwvz@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoWhat exactly is a vegetable, by your definition? As others point out, vegetable is a culinary term; fruit is a botanical and culinary term.
minus-squaremoobythegoldensock@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 days agoAny edible non-fruit part of a plant. I’ll also make exceptions for nonstandard fruits like pods and kernels.
minus-squareqjkxbmwvz@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoWhy are fruit special though? Leaves and roots are also part of a plant, so why would a tomato not be a vegetable, but lettuce (leaf) and carrot (root) get exemptions?
What exactly is a vegetable, by your definition?
As others point out, vegetable is a culinary term; fruit is a botanical and culinary term.
Any edible non-fruit part of a plant. I’ll also make exceptions for nonstandard fruits like pods and kernels.
Why are fruit special though? Leaves and roots are also part of a plant, so why would a tomato not be a vegetable, but lettuce (leaf) and carrot (root) get exemptions?