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Is a pumpkin a vegetable

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In a botanical context, pumpkins are fruits because they have seeds. In culinary terms, they can be properly called vegetables.

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A pumpkin is technically a fruit because it has seeds. Anything with seeds is a fruit according to botany terms. ChaCha!

Apr 02 2009, 11:11am | Source: Fruit or Vegetable? Pumpkin, fruit or vegetable? Tomato, fruit or vegetable? Difference between fruit and vegetable revealed | vegetablegardens.suite101.com

It is considered a fruit and a vegetable. Thanks for asking ChaCha! Ask away!

Mar 26 2009, 01:08pm | Source: Fruit or Vegetable? Pumpkin, fruit or vegetable? Tomato, fruit or vegetable? Difference between fruit and vegetable revealed | vegetablegardens.suite101.com

The big question to ask is, DOES IT HAVE SEEDS? If the answer is yes, then technically, you have a fruit. Pumpkins are fruit.

Dec 30 2008, 09:13pm | Source: Fruit or Vegetable? Pumpkin, fruit or vegetable? Tomato, fruit or vegetable? Difference between fruit and vegetable revealed | vegetablegardens.suite101.com

If you are speaking in a scientific context, pumpkin is a fruit because it has seeds. In culinary terms, it's a vegetable. ChaCha!

Dec 30 2008, 01:35am | Source: Fruit or Vegetable? Pumpkin, fruit or vegetable? Tomato, fruit or vegetable? Difference between fruit and vegetable revealed | vegetablegardens.suite101.com
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