These Vegetables Are Technically Fruits.
Botanically speaking, vegetables are almost any edible part of a plant.
This could mean flower buds, like broccoli, or roots, like carrots.
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On the other hand, fruit is defined as the mature, ripened ovary of a plant and its contents, aka seeds.
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Because of these technical definitions, here are 11 vegetables that are actually fruits.
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1.
Avocados .
2.
Olives.
3.
Corn.
4.
Cucumbers.
5.
Zucchini.
6.
Pumpkins.
7.
Okra.
8.
String Beans.
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Eggplants.
10.
Peppers.
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Tomatoes