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[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago (2 children)

As a proud Massachusettsan, tomatoes are definitely vegetables.

(Technically, tomatoes are both fruits and vegetables)

[–] two_wheel2@lemm.ee 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Aren’t fruits subsets of vegetables? Without looking it up I thought that vegetables were the edible part of the plant and fruits are edible reproductive parts of the plant. I could be totally off on that though.

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Yea, you're totally correct. This whole confusion comes from a Supreme Court case that involved tariffs though... Basically, tomatoes are a staple good and should be taxed like a regular vegetable and not receive the elevated fruit tax.

[–] MalReynolds@slrpnk.net 2 points 10 months ago

i.e. Americans ruining english for the rest of the world (see also 7th day nutjobs), thanks guys...

[–] fred@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Does this vary from place to place?

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It varies by language since the meaning of fruit and vegetable are language specific but that's universal for English. A fruit is an edible portion of a plant that contains seeds and a vegetable is an edible portion of a plant, so... all fruits are vegetables.

[–] fred@lemmy.ml 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Ok but like, why draw the line at Massachusetts? Lol. If I make a wrong turn and end up in New Hampshire am I going to have to reevaluate my fruits and vegetables?

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

Oh, Massachusetts was behind them being classified as a vegetable but not a fruit for tax reasons.