One more time people, tomato: fruit or vegetable LOL, pick One and all of yall better agree.?

Answer 1

been said its a fruit cuz it has seeds...but Bob is on "VEGGIE" tales NOT "fruity" tales sooooooo......yeah whatever I know!! LOL LOL

Answer 2

This argument has had legal implications in the United States. In 1887, U.S. tariff laws that imposed a duty on vegetables but not on fruits caused the tomato's status to become a matter of legal importance. The U.S. Supreme Court settled the controversy in 1893 by declaring that the tomato is a vegetable, based on the popular definition that classifies vegetables by use, that they are generally served with dinner and not dessert.

Answer 3

Fruit. Let's examine the characteristics of the tomato compared to a veggie. Tomato has a skin, grows on a vine and has juice. That is a fruit, okay. :)

Answer 4

Fruit.

Answer 5

I always thought it was vegetable but have learned that it is, without any doubt, a fruit.
I never new why it would be classified as a fruit but think that Cudd and Jakob have hit on a truth with their statements about it having seeds.

Answer 6

I know it's a fruit, but I still consider it a vegetable. So does that mean cucumber is a fruit also?

Answer 7

It's a fruit that makes a hell of a vegetable!

Answer 8

If a gay guy was shot in the head and unable to function normally would he be a vegetable or still be a fruit?

Answer 9

Vegetable.

Answer 10

Seeds=fruit. Doesn't prevent me from growing it in my vegetable garden, though!

Answer 11

the tomato is a fruit because it has seeds