2007-11-02 07:09:46 · 8 answers · asked by nightowl 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
Fruits develop from the ovary of the flower and have usually seeds. I also want to correct the "vegetables are roots" statement someone made. Vegetables are foods taken from any vegetative part of a plant. The word 'vegetative' refers to normal non-reproductive parts of a plant. These can be shoots or stems (asparagus), leaves (lettuce, spinach), leaf stalks (celery, rhubarb).
2007-11-02 23:23:20 · answer #1 · answered by myrtguy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, pumpkin is neither a fruit nor a vegetable. We use pumpkins as decors during halloween. The right term for this is, squash. It is classified as either a fruit or a vegetable.
2007-11-02 21:52:53 · answer #2 · answered by tin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it has seeds and develops the part of the flower containing the ovules.
There are a lot of things that we consider to be "vegetables" that are actually fruit--squash, tomatoes and so on. Anything with a seed in it is actually (botanically speaking) a fruit.
2007-11-02 07:13:31 · answer #3 · answered by hcbiochem 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
because fruits have seeds, and pumpkins have seeds. tomatoes are fruits also
2007-11-02 07:28:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
A fruit is technically any sort of "seed pod"
2007-11-02 07:12:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because it is a seed...vegetables are roots, fruits are seeds...kinda confusing but that is the answer.
2007-11-02 07:17:13 · answer #6 · answered by Ty 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
cuz god said so.
2007-11-02 07:17:17 · answer #7 · answered by jason a 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
because it isnt
2007-11-02 07:13:27 · answer #8 · answered by Crunkd 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋