Feebs11  +  298681 Wed, 29 Nov 06 02:00 AM Here is a nice simple explanation :  http://www.sciencebob.com/lab/q-tomato.html Feebs11 Joined on Thu, Nov 23 2006 UK Veteran Member 5,015

	Tidus  +  298991 Wed, 29 Nov 06 09:39 PM To keep it simple, think of mealtime.  If it's eaten as part of a main dinner course, then it's probably a vegetable (or classed as a vegetable).  If it's eaten as part of a starter, or dessert, then it's probably a fruit (or classed as a fruit).  Don't worry though - knowing the difference between fruit and veg, isn't really a big issue.  Examples of fruit (in the UK anyway) are:  apples, oranges, pears, bananas, cherries, grapefruit, grapes, peaches, plums, pineapples, melons. Examples of vegetables:  carrots, turnip, peas, cauliflower, potatoes, leeks, celery.  Tomatoes are known as a vegetable in the UK - but they're actually a fruit.  A banana is also a type of berry.  But most people don't know any of that.  So don't worry. Tidus Joined on Mon, Nov 27 2006 England Full Member 372 Difference Between

	Wilder  +  299217 Thu, 30 Nov 06 02:19 PM  LeicesterLad wrote: I was always told thar if it grew in the open air and contained the seeds of the plant (eg apple, orange, tomato) it was a fruit. If it grew underground and was a root or tuber (eg potato, carrot) it was a vegetable Leaves (eg cabbage, brussel sprouts, lettuce) were usually classed as vegetables, but should really be called leaves in their own right. I'm not sure how you'd class peas though! Well, just to confuse things even more... I believe peas are actually classed as 'legumes' same as beans etc. ;o) Wilder Wilder Joined on Thu, Nov 16 2006 New Member 10 Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative Oscar Wilde 1854-1900