Is a pepper a fruit or a vegetable?
sfulton Sun 05/10/08 19:27
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same as a tomatoe it grows above ground on a plant its a fruit
did that help ?
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yes i was going to say that
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Question Author
Yes thanks. My understanding was that if it has seeds it is a fruit but this theory was put in doubt when I though on a pepper.
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It's definitely a fruit, but not because it *grows above ground*.... - look at a peanut (which grows underground but is the fruit of Arachis hypogaea).
A fruit is the "ripened seed-bearing part of a plant when fleshy and edible" or "the edible part of the plant that contains the seeds" - so you are quite correct in your assumption there, sfulton !
A vegetable is a "A herbaceous plant cultivated for an edible part, as roots, stems, leaves or flowers" or "the edible stems, leaves, and roots of the plant" .
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juggerling,sinse when does a peanut grow underground
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Mischief - Peanuts have always grown underground, since time immemorial actually.
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and a pea?
which grows in a seed pod ??
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noooo i always thought peppers were a veg :(
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A legume {which a peanut is} is a simple dry fruit which develops from a simple carpel and usually dehisces (opens along a seam) on two sides. A common name for this type of fruit is a "pod", although pod is also applied to a few other fruit types. A peanut is not a nut in the botanical sense; a peanut is an indehiscent legume, that is, one whose pod does not split open on its own.
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