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Peppers are also fruits though. I think this is merely a flaw with the English language. Tomatoes are fruits (fruit of the tomato plant) but they are not fruit
by mantap 7y ago
Peppers are also fruits though.
I think this is merely a flaw with the English language. Tomatoes are fruits (fruit of the tomato plant) but they are not fruit (a food category). It's two separate words with different grammatical treatment.
- bipson 7y agoYou might want to read this small section on wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomato#Fruit_versus_vegetable https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomato#Fruit_versus_vegetable
- Koshkin 7y agoTrue, there are other languages that use two different words - one derived from Latin and one native.
- Digit-Al 7y agoFrom the article: > Berries also must have two or more seeds, and their fruit must develop from a flower with one ovary. Once again, the banana checks those boxes. And, weirdly, so does the tomato, eggplant, kiwi and pepper. Oranges are a specific type of berry called hesperidium thanks to their distinct segments. Just to throw some extra confusion into the mix :-)