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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.
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.