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Is a tomato a fruit or vegetable?
Answer
Botanists or scientists classify tomatoes as a fruit because they are a product from the seed-bearing structure of a flowering tomato plant. Cooks, however, consider tomatoes a vegetable because they are less sweet and more savory and are served with main meals rather than a dessert.