If a tomato is a fruit does a cucumber come into the same category as it has multiple seeds?!
If a tomato is a fruit does a cucumber come into the same category as it has multiple seeds?
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Having an enclosed seed and developing from a flower, cucumbers are scientifically classified as a fruit. Much like tomatoes and squash, however, their sour-bitter flavor contributes to cucumbers being perceived, prepared and eaten as vegetables. It should be noted that vegetable is a purely culinary term and as such there is no conflict in classifying cucumber as both a fruit and a vegetable.