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Is all that grows above ground a fruit if so what about melons?
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∙ 14y ago
The short answer is no. Celery is not a fruit, nor is spinach, broccoli, lettuce, cauliflower and many other vegetables that grow above the ground.
As to melons, they grow above the ground and they are fruit. Growing above the ground does not make it fruit. It is fruit because it is the fruiting body of the plant. It carries the seeds, the next generation of the plant. That's what makes it a fruit from a botanical (plant science) standpoint.
From a culinary (cooking science) standpoint, melons are a fruit because they are sweet and juicy and make a nice dessert. Again, this has nothing to do with growing above the ground, though I cannot, offhand, think of any sweet, juicy edibles that grow underground.
Of course, now I'm hungry, so I'm going to grill some zucchini (botanically, a fruit) and have some pie made from rhubarb (botanically, a vegetable).
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