Is corn a fruit?!


Question: Is corn a fruit!?
Answers:
Corn, (the plant) is a grass!. The ears are Inflorescences-- "a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches!."!.!.!.!.!.

http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Inflorescen!.!.!.

The kernel of corn has a pericarp of the fruit fused with the seed coat!.


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A lot of people here are using terminology very loosely!. Your question asked about corn-- the plant!. No plant is a "fruit" per se!. A peach tree is a fruiting tree!. The seed bearing part is a "fruit"!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

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Technically, corn is a dry fruit or more commonly known as a "grain"!.
A HS wanted it to be the NYS official vegetable, but was told by another lawmaker it was a fruit!.
A head of Horticultural Org!. said technically it's a grain, but like the tomato is often eaten like a vegetable!.
So the answer to your question is no!.!.!.!.it's a grain!.

By the way, the Senate passed the proposal! lolWww@FoodAQ@Com

It depends on who is defining it - some say it's a fruit, or a vegetable, or a grain, or a stalk!. All are valid!. It can also depend on what part of the "corn" you are talking about!. The kernals are both seeds and the "fruit" of the plant, as it's what we eat!. But it is also a grain, e!.g!. cornbread, and a starch, e!.g!. cornstarch!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

sweetcorn's a vegetable!.
corn (like in a field) is a cereal grain, otherwise known as maize!.
Korn is a band!.
corn is also a place (in Oklahoma, USA), a film thriller with Jena Malone from 2004, a type of snow, an ingrowing callus often on the foot or an emulator for the nintendo 64!.

You learn something new everyday!Www@FoodAQ@Com

NO it is definitely not a fruit!.

It is a cereal grain for sure!! Corn is just another word for what some countries call maize, it can be eaten in single kernels or on the cob or ground down to make flour for stuff like tortillas!.

It is a cereal GRAIN!!Www@FoodAQ@Com

No!. veggie tales!. veggie!. vegtable!. veggies!. corn is a vegtable, and it is not a fruit like strawberries or blueberries or blackberries or peaches or bananas or apples or!.!.!. oranges or!.!.!. u get it don't uWww@FoodAQ@Com

Vegetable!.

Actually, to those who said it is a grain, it is a grain and a vegetable!. An ear of corn and baby corn are considered vegetables!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

corn is a grain, more closely related to wheat or rice than to any fruit, or vegetable for that matter!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Mainly thought of as a vegetable although it is really a grain!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

no corn is a vegetableWww@FoodAQ@Com

it's a carb-filled vegetable!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

corn is a grain like wheat or rye, or barley not a fruit or a vegetableWww@FoodAQ@Com

No, it's a vegetable!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

No and it's not a veggie either, it is a Grain!Www@FoodAQ@Com

In alot of countries corn is known as a grainWww@FoodAQ@Com

It's a vegetable!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

noope
it is a veggie/vegetable!!
it can also be a grain in some countriesWww@FoodAQ@Com

no, a starch !.!.!.!. like potatoes, rice, etc!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

yes it is concerted one it has seeds in the kernelWww@FoodAQ@Com

vegetable!. lolWww@FoodAQ@Com

Is that a real question!?!?!?!?lolWww@FoodAQ@Com

veggieWww@FoodAQ@Com

nopeWww@FoodAQ@Com

no!.!.lolWww@FoodAQ@Com





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