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minus-squareBjörn TantaulinkfedilinkEnglish9•8 days agoIs there even a botanical definition of vegetables?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•8 days agoNo. What is or isn’t a vegetable is determined entirely by whether we collectively consider any given plant or plant part a food item.
minus-squareZierlinkfedilink3•8 days agoA pdf to clear it up, and confuse you more… maybe. https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/wp-extension/uploads/sites/2073/2020/04/Is-it-a-Fruit-or-a-Vegetable.pdf
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•8 days agoThat just defines fruit. Vegetable has no formal definition, and in practice is defined basically as “parts of plants we eat that aren’t considered fruits or nuts.”
Is there even a botanical definition of vegetables?
No. What is or isn’t a vegetable is determined entirely by whether we collectively consider any given plant or plant part a food item.
A pdf to clear it up, and confuse you more… maybe. https://wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/wp-extension/uploads/sites/2073/2020/04/Is-it-a-Fruit-or-a-Vegetable.pdf
That just defines fruit. Vegetable has no formal definition, and in practice is defined basically as “parts of plants we eat that aren’t considered fruits or nuts.”