Assertion: tomato | /r/HasProperty | fruit
Facets:
value: botanically
type: MANNER
value: really
type: DEGREE
value: technically
type: MANNER
value: originally
type: MANNER
value: from is now peru
type: LOCATION
value: from a botanical point of view
type: OTHER
value: encyclopedia britannica
type: OTHER
value: from a botanical perspective
type: OTHER
value: depending on context
type: OTHER
value: more technically,
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: An interesting aspect of tomato history is the classic debate: Is the Tomato a Fruit or Vegetable?
text: Whether a tomato is classified as a fruit or a vegetable depends on whom you ask.
text: Because the tomato has seeds and grows from a flowering plant botanically it is classed as a fruit not a vegetable.
text: Tomatoes are considered a fruit or vegetable depending on context.
text: Controversy: Is Tomato Really a Fruit?
text: tomatoes are actually a fruit—not a vegetable.
text: Encyclopedia Britannica, tomatoes are a fruit labeled in grocery stores as a vegetable due to (the taste) and nutritional purposes.
text: According to, tomatoes are a fruit labeled in grocery stores as a vegetable due to (the taste) and nutritional purposes.
text: Botanically, a tomato is a fruit—a berry, consisting of the ovary, together with its seeds, of a flowering plant.
text: A tomato is a fruit.
text: At least they know that tomato is a fruit.
text: tomatoes are actually a fruit—not a vegetable.
text: Technically a tomato is a fruit, since it is the ripened ovary of a plant.
text: Scientifically speaking, a tomato is definitely a fruit.
text: Is tomato a fruit or a vegetable?
text: From a botanical point of view, a tomato is in fact a fruit.
text: Since a tomato develops from its flower’s ovary and contains seeds, then a tomato is in fact a fruit and not a vegetable.
text: A botanist would tell you that a tomato is a fruit as well as a berry because it develops from a single fertilized ovary.
text: In the 1890s, the Supreme Court deemed the tomato a vegetable for tax purposes, but botanically the tomato is a fruit -- it grows from the base of the plant's flower and houses the seeds of the plant.
text: Even though the tomato is scientifically a fruit, the court declared it a vegetable so that it could be taxed the same way as other vegetables.
text: A tomato is a fruit.
text: Botanically, tomatoes are a fruit and even more technically, a berry, since they have flowers and seeds.
text: From a botanical perspective, a tomato is a fruit.
text: The Court ruled that even though the tomato was botanically a fruit, it was a vegetable in function and common usage.
text: Botanically, the tomato is a fruit but in 1893 the Supreme Court ruled that the tomato would be classified as a vegetable so that it could be taxed under tariff law.
text: Tomatoes are really a fruit.
text: Although often treated as a vegetable in cooking, the tomato is actually a fruit that belongs to the nightshade family, along with aubergines, peppers and potatoes.
text: The tomato is a fruit originally from what is now Peru, they were first used as food by the Aztecs in Southern Mexico.
text: Botanically, the tomato is a fruit, but in 1883 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the tomato was legally a vegetable because of the way it was commonly used; tomatoes are among the most common plants grown in home gardens.
text: A tomato is a fruit.
text: Tomato: fruit, not vegetable
text: The tomato is the official state vegetable and fruit of the State of Arkansas.
text: Tomato: fruit or vegetable?
text: Tomatoes are technically fruit because a fruit is generally defined as the edible part of a plant containing the seeds, while a vegetable is the edible stems, leaves, or plant roots.
text: While tomatoes are fruits—botanically classified as berries—they are commonly used as a vegetable ingredient or side dish.
text: Yes, tomatoes are fruits if we speak botanically.
text: The botanical claim was not in dispute; tomatoes, as the seed-bearing ripened ovary of a flower, are fruits.
text: Tomatoes are commonly called vegetables, but they are actually fruits.
text: Until the late 1800's the tomato was classified as a fruit to avoid taxation, but this was changed after a Supreme Court ruling that the tomato is a vegetable and should be taxed accordingly.
text: Even though tomatoes are botanically classified as a fruit because they have seeds and grow from a flowering plant, the United States Supreme Court classified tomatoes as a vegetable based on the fact that they are usually eaten with dinner and not a dessert so they could be taxed.
text: They are classed as fruits rather than vegetables in botany.