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[-] Zozano@aussie.zone 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

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).

[-] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago

You can't say "both" when there are three choices

  1. Vegetable as a culinary term
  2. Fruit as a culinary term
  3. Fruit as a botanical term
[-] Zozano@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago

Youre absolutely correct

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