Why is a tomato classed as a fruit when we treat it like a vegetable?

It is a fruit because it develops and holds the plant's seeds - so are, for example, marrows, cucumbers, pea and bean pods.

It is only culinary practice that classes these as "vegetables".

I have seen a fruit seller selling tomatoes. 😅

Isn't it cos 'vegetable' isn't a scientific classification so any edible plant primarily used in savoury food a vegetable, I think scientifically, fruits hold seeds so courgettes, cucumbers, pumpkins would all be fruits AND vegetables.

Tomato used to be slang for an attractive girl, as in "She's a hot tomato."

It makes tomato ketchup a smoothie.

I think it's because of the seeds

It IS a fruit because of how it grows.

The USDA (US Dep't. of Agriculture) has this info at [i]https://www.ars.usda.gov/northeast-area/beltsville-md-barc/beltsville-agricultural-research-center/genetic-improvement-for-fruits-vegetables-laboratory/docs/tomato-facts/[/i]

[quote]Though botanically a fruit, in 1893 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the tomato was a vegetable (NIX v. HEDDEN, 149 U.S. 304). The import tax placed on vegetables (but not fruits) protected U.S. tomato growers from foreign markets.[/quote]

Please allow me to apologize for this and for Trump.

Is it?

Depends on whether you are a botanist or a nutritionist I think. Tomatoes are fruits that are considered to be vegetables by nutritionists.

To inspire the real vegetables?

A tomato has seeds inside it. That makes it a fruit.

Let me teachyou botany

Anything directly potable is considered a fruit. Cucumber is considered a fruit too. Some are considered a fruit, after it ripens and a vegetable before.

I think they are classified as a fruit because they contain seeds. Not positive about this though I may be wrong 😀

It has seeds as a fruit bur its nutritional value is that of a vegetable!