According to this guy on the Internet chilies are fruits. But most
descriptions of chili are referred as a vegetable. I found the following
on the Internet so it must be true! I'm so confused...



> http://www.comevisit.com/chuckali/definition/index.htm
> To the best of my knowledge and research the definition of fruit is:
> The ripened seed-bearing part of a plant when fleshy and edible.
> In other words, a "fruit" is any fleshy material covering a seed or seeds. Most fruits, from a horticultural (science of cultivating) perspective, are grown on a woody plant, with the exception of strawberries.
> Or you can say, generally a fruit is the edible part of the plant that contains the seeds. So your eggplant, tomato, cucumber and zucchini are fruits.
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> To the best of my knowledge and research definition of vegetable is:
> A herbaceous (green and leaf like in appearance or texture) plant cultivated for an edible part, as roots, stems, leaves or flowers. Or you may say a vegetable is the edible stems, leaves, and roots of the plant.
> Some people think rhubarb is a fruit, because it is used to make pies. But, rhubarb is a vegetable.
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