is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable?

Answer 1

Science classifies it as a fruit.

The United States Supreme Court, however, ruled in 1893 that it is a vegetable in Nix v. Hedden.

Answer 2

Technically a fruit because of the way the tomato plant grows and reproduces, but its nutritive content more closely resembles a vegetable.

Answer 3

Botanically speaking, tomatoes are the fruit of a vine, just as are cucumbers, squashes, beans and peas. But in the common language of the people ... all these are vegetables, which are grown in kitchen gardens, and which, whether eaten cooked or raw, are, like potatoes, carrots, parsnips, turnips, beets, cauliflower, cabbage, celery and lettuce, usually served at dinner in, with or after the soup, fish or meats which constitute the principal part of the repast, and not, like fruits generally, as dessert.

Answer 4

A fruit

Answer 5

It's a fruit; actually, it's believed that true fruits contain the seeds of the plant. And yes, that means that a cucumber is a fruit as well. Believe it or not, even nuts are considered fruit.

Answer 6

tomato is a fruit but it TASTES like a vegetable

Answer 7

It's a fruit AND a vegetable... just like you...

Answer 8

i did a report on tomatos and there a fruit

Answer 9

It is a fruit. If it has a skin and seeds on the inside it's a fruit, examples would be, egg plant, bananas, etc...

Answer 10

it's a fruit... and it has a lot of benefits. Read about them here:

A Tomato a Day?
http://health.yahoo.com/experts/weightkoch/4001/a-tomato-a-day