I know this question might sound like I am an idot, but my boyfriend keeps telling me that it is a seed and not a nut. I thought nuts comes from a seed. Help!
2006-09-11 15:26:10 · 2 answers · asked by dijay 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
take a poll in your house-if most have been institutionalized or been found mentally ill-and you bring the sunflower seeds in the house then that would be considered to be in a nut family.
you need to get a new b/f who will look up stuff before he tries to tell u over and over the same thing too. my x girl used to do that to me it drove me almost nuts.
i prayed and let Jesus into my heart-to forgive my sins and help me do better and to treat her like a princess and for Jesus to be my friend. amen
well we broke up she said i was nuts-but at least im in the right tree now.
ok it is a seed not a nut-but i had to keep your attention.
2006-09-11 15:37:39 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
A nut is a type of fruit. So then what is a fruit?
A fruit is a mature ovary from a flower. Every fruit contains one or more
seeds. And what is a seed?
A seed is an embryonic plant encased in a covering, called the seed coat or
integument. Every seed has the potential to germinate and grow into a mature
adult plant.
After a flower is pollinated, sperm are delivered to the eggs, deep down in
the part of the flower called the ovary. After the eggs are fertilized, each
one can develop into an embryo enclosed by an integument. That is a seed. As
seeds mature, the surrounding ovary tissue develops into a fruit. This fruit
can take many forms; some plants make berries (like blueberries or
tomatoes), some make legumes (like peas and beans), some make dry capsules
(like poppies). Other plants make pretty bizarre fruits; grasses make a
fruit called a caryopsis (like a grain of wheat or a corn kernel) and
members of the daisy family make a fruit called a cypsela (the little
parachute things that we like to blow off the tops of dandelions).
To answer the question: many plants make a fruit called a nut. Technically,
a nut is a single-seeded fruit with a hard, dry outer wall that doesn't
crack open at maturity. An acorn (the fruit of an oak tree) is a perfect
example of a nut. By the way, some things we usually call "nuts" are not,
botanically speaking nuts. A peanut (when still in its shell) is a legume.
An almond is a type of fruit called a drupe. A coconut is also a drupe.
2006-09-11 16:01:21 · answer #2 · answered by Chef Susy--Cookin it up! 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, sunflower seeds are considered nuts. Nuts ARE seeds!
2006-09-11 18:57:43 · answer #3 · answered by natureutt78 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Most nuts are seeds or the dried fruit from trees. Peanuts, which are commonly thought of as nuts, are actually legumes. They belong to the same family as peas and beans.
The word "nut" can be confusing. The term originally referred to an edible kernel surrounded by a hard shell. In its most scientific definition, the term now refers to a single-seed fruit with the seed surrounded by a dry, tough fruit. This definition works for hazelnuts, beechnuts, and chestnuts, but it does not "fit" almonds and walnuts (because their surrounding fruits are theoretically edible) or peanuts (which are legumes). Adding to the confusion, Brazil nuts and pine nuts are not nuts, either. They are actually seeds, and sunflower seeds are actually fruits.
still confused? It's very simple- in all in its name *sunflower SEEDS* - both nuts and seeds usually come under the title of "Nuts and Seeds". Besides when you go to the store no one asks for sunflower nuts.
2006-09-15 04:42:09 · answer #4 · answered by VelvetRose 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sunflower is a seed
2006-09-15 06:20:27 · answer #5 · answered by frankmilano610 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow some of the people in the comments actually think a nut is the same thing as a seed. a seed is the reproductive "baby" of the plant, which is planted and then a new plant sprouts. A nut is not the same thing as a seed because you cant plant a nut and have a new plant grow from it.
2014-05-16 08:43:05 · answer #6 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No---Plant family if any.
The sunflower seed is the seed of the sunflower. When dehulled, the edible remainder is called the sunflower 'kernel'.
http://www.answers.com/topic/sunflower-seed
2006-09-11 15:56:51 · answer #7 · answered by Swirly 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I guess u r right. Nut could be a fruit or a seed.
2006-09-11 15:35:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A nut is supposed to be a naturally dry fruits.
2006-09-14 02:30:30 · answer #9 · answered by Hardrock 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
sunflower seeds are actually fruits.
http://www.herbs2000.com/h_menu/nuts_seeds.htm
2006-09-12 03:39:13 · answer #10 · answered by Lipstick 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋