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minus-squareZozano@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·edit-21 month agoIn terms of botany, a vegetable isn’t a thing (it’s a culinary term). Whereas a fruit has a specific botanical term (and a culinary term). Not everything is “one or the other”, some things are neither (Rhubarb), and some are both (tomato).
minus-squarepsud@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoYou can’t say “both” when there are three choices Vegetable as a culinary term Fruit as a culinary term Fruit as a botanical term
In terms of botany, a vegetable isn’t a thing (it’s a culinary term).
Whereas a fruit has a specific botanical term (and a culinary term).
Not everything is “one or the other”, some things are neither (Rhubarb), and some are both (tomato).
You can’t say “both” when there are three choices
Youre absolutely correct