What's the definitions of fruits?
Wiltrud Auman
This got me thinking about what the definition of fruit is. Does anyone
know or have a link?
In Him,
Wiltrud
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Papa Koca
> We had an avocado for lunch and I mentioned to dd that it is a fruit.
> This got me thinking about what the definition of fruit is. Does anyone
> know or have a link?
>
> In Him,
> Wiltrud
http://www.howstuffworks.com/question143.htm
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Nancy Manos
"Wiltrud Auman" <sw_a...@mwt.net> wrote in message
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> We had an avocado for lunch and I mentioned to dd that it is a fruit.
> This got me thinking about what the definition of fruit is. Does anyone
> know or have a link?
>
> In Him,
> Wiltrud
>
The general definition of a fruit is the part of a plant that contains the
seeds.
http://www.dole5aday.com/Teachers/T_Index.html
Dole 5 a Day web site says ...
>Are tomatoes fruits or vegetables?
>
>Plant scientists say tomatoes are fruits because they contain seeds.
However, most >nutritionists think of tomatoes as vegetables because they
contain so few calories >compared to other fruits. For example, a medium
apple contains about 80 calories while a >medium tomato contains only 20
calories.
>
>Tomatoes aren't the only fruit most people think of as vegetables.
Cucumbers, peppers, >eggplant and squash are also considered fruit because
they contain seeds. While this is a >very simple explanation of the
differences between fruits and vegetables, in most cases it >works. Think
about foods that contain seeds; most are considered fruits by plant
>scientists. Defining vegetables so simply is not that easy. Vegetables can
be edible roots >(e.g. carrots), tubers (e.g. potatoes), stems (e.g.
celery), flowers (e.g. broccoli) or leaves
>(e.g. lettuce).
And here are some other fruit and vegetable educational web site links I
found:
http://www.libsci.sc.edu/miller/fruitveg.htm
http://its.guilford.k12.nc.us/webquests/fruitveg/plants.htm
http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/1997/297_five.html
http://mi00030.monroe.k12.la.us/~jbbrown/veg.html
http://www.broccoli.com/institute/lessonplans2.htm
http://www.cas.psu.edu/docs/CASPROF/agclassroom/Lessonmenu.html
http://www.thursdaysclassroom.com/25jul01/Tactivity1.html
http://www.neatsolutions.com/lessons/lesson_plans_pumpkins.htm
http://www.freggietales.com/
http://www.5aday.gov/Kindergarten-Grade_6.shtml
http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/themes/food.shtml
http://www.freshstarts.com/VitaminsAreElementary/lesson5.html
http://www.educate.org.uk/teacher_zone/classroom/re/unitra.htm
Nancy
Ray Drouillard
> This got me thinking about what the definition of fruit is. Does
anyone
> know or have a link?
>
> In Him,
> Wiltrud
The botanical/biological definition is fairly simple. The fruit is the
part of the plant that surrounds the seeds. That makes cucumbers,
tomatoes, pumpkins, zucchini, squash, eggplant, and okra all fruit.
There was a court case where they tried to tax someone who was selling
vegetables. He said that the tomatoes are fruit, but the court ended up
calling them vegetables. I guess the court system can bend things any
way they like.
Ray