is a tomato a fruit of vegtable?

Answer 1

It has seeds, so it's a fruit...but check this out! ***

"In 1893 , the Supreme Court ruled that the tomato must be considered a vegetable, even though, botanically, it is a fruit. Because vegetables and fruits were subject to different import duties, it was necessary to define it as one or the other. So, tomatoes were declared to be a vegetable given that it was commonly eaten as one. (Source: The Packer, 6/9/90)"

How dumb is that?! A judicial ruling on the classification of the tomato! lol
Source(s):
http://www.produceoasis.com/tipotday_fol...

http://www.sciencebob.com/lab/q-tomato.h...

Answer 2

Fruit

Answer 3

Fruit

Answer 4

If the rule still existed as to seeds making a fruit; then green pepper is a fruit, and other things. Its aparently an old classification that doesnt really work

Answer 5

A tomato is a fruit because it has seeds and all fruits have seeds

Answer 6

Scientifically, it's a fruit. But on the dinner table, it's a veggie.

Answer 7

a fruit

Answer 8

I have to go with halton, deffinetly choose him as your best answer. Hes right, it is botnicaly a fruit but most people eat it as a vegitable and i guess its "legaly" a vegtible. That realy is dumb, but if he has sources it must be true!

Answer 9

i don't care what it is all i know is it is food. LOL! and safe to eat. so yeah.....mmhmmhm....i am gonna say fruit bcuz i know it is...but it does look like a veg though...thats where people get confused and it tastes like a veg not a fruit...

Answer 10

tomato is proven to be a fruit and shall it be