I want to know,beacause I am carving a pumpkin today.
2006-10-28 07:12:51 · 19 answers · asked by Faith<3'sWHO??? 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
It's a fruit because it has seeds.
2006-10-28 07:14:39 · answer #1 · answered by ♥Megs 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Fruit
2006-10-28 18:34:50 · answer #2 · answered by howlettlogan 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A pumpkin is a squash fruit, most commonly orange in colour when ripe. Pumpkins grow as a gourd from a trailing vine of the genus Cucurbita Cucurbitaceae. Cultivated in North America, continental Europe, India and some other countries, as well as in English cottage gardens, Cucurbita varieties include Curcurbita pepo, Cucurbita maxima, Cucurbita mixta, or Cucurbita moschata — all plants native to the Western hemisphere. The pumpkin varies greatly in form, being sometimes nearly globular, but more generally oblong or ovoid in shape. The rind is smooth and variable in colour. The larger kinds acquire a weight of 40 to 80 lb (18 to 36 kg) but smaller varieties are in vogue for garden culture. Pumpkins are a popular food, with their insides commonly eaten cooked and served in dishes such as pumpkin pie; the seeds can be roasted as a snack. Pumpkins are traditionally used to carve Jack-o'-lanterns for use as part of Halloween celebrations.
Botanically it is a fruit, referring to a certain plant part which grows from a flower. However it is widely regarded as a vegetable in culinary terms, referring to how it is eaten.
Bananas have seeds in them as well and they are fruits..
2006-10-28 14:18:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Fruit.
2006-10-28 14:19:50 · answer #4 · answered by bunnles 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Veggie
2006-10-28 15:04:47 · answer #5 · answered by PRINCESS J 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pumpkins are often considered as a vegetable even though they are also called a fruit
2006-10-28 14:15:20 · answer #6 · answered by Ema 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It's in the squash family so it's a veggie.And to think the other person said fruit because it has seeds.Green beans have seeds are they a fruit?
2006-10-28 14:16:30 · answer #7 · answered by Nemophilist 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
lol. It's a fruit. Fruits are supposed to have seeds. So technically, the tomato is a fruit, and the banana is a vegetable.
2006-10-28 14:14:50 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Is it really important? Is the answer going to interfere with the carving? Why worry about it?
2006-10-28 14:44:02 · answer #9 · answered by pegasus_1174 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Neither, it's a gourd.
Even though other gourds are considered vegetables (squash) pumkins are not classified as either fruit or vegetable.
2006-10-28 14:15:02 · answer #10 · answered by texasfilmsnob 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
pumpkins iz fruit
2006-10-28 14:21:09 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋