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Tomatoes are botanically fruits not vegetables
[edit]In the end of the first paragraph, it is stated that, "...onions being the second most grown vegetable globally after tomatoes as of 2023..." In some places, tomatoes are legally defined as vegetables, but from a biological point of view (which should transcend differing legal systems' interpretations) they are fruits. Assuming the rest of the sentence is true, then as of 2023 Onions would be the #1 most grown vegetable as of 2023. Possibly this can be resolved when updating the source to a more recent study. 131.239.244.178 (talk) 17:54, 23 January 2025 (UTC)
- The dichotomy between fruits and vegetables is culinary, not botanical. (In fact, there is no botanical definition of "vegetable", as far as I'm aware.) And the culinary meaning is messy. Language is messy.
- The word "fruit" was in use by ordinary people long before its botanical meaning was codified. There is no sense in which botanists own the word "fruit". It is not the case, that the rest of us must obey the botanists.
- The precise meaning of the sentence is not clear, without digging into the references cited. For example, it definitely doesn't include corn as a vegetable. If you wanted to clarify the text based on the references, then that might be an improvement to Wikipedia. Regards, Mgnbar (talk) 20:39, 23 January 2025 (UTC)