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Nevermind, from Wikipedia: The U.S. Supreme Court settled the controversy on May 10, 1893, by declaring that the tomato is a vegetable, based on the popular def
by azymux 15y ago
Nevermind, from Wikipedia: The U.S. Supreme Court settled the controversy on May 10, 1893, by declaring that the tomato is a vegetable, based on the popular definition that classifies vegetables by use, that they are generally served with dinner and not dessert (Nix v. Hedden (149 U.S. 304)).
- sjs382 15y agoTalking about botany? It's a fruit. Talking about food? It's a vegetable.
- tzs 15y agoMost people think that there is some kind of scientific classification of fruit vs. vegetable, and that the Supreme Court went with popular usage over science. That's not actually so. Fruit is an overloaded word that has both a botanical meaning and a culinary meaning. Vegetable does not have a botanical meaning (except sometimes it is used as a synonym for "plant").