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Originally posted by NagamasaAzai

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Originally posted by ajd
technically it isn't because it's part of the root of the plant, not the flower

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Which is (sort of) how you define a fruit.

Put simply, a fruit is formed from the ovary of a flower, a vegetable is not. Vegetables aren't confined to growing above ground either, so potatoes are vegetables.

Anyone who claims a potato is a fruit needs to be shot. Preferebaly with a spud-gun