Re: Can I kill the "semantics"?

From: Michael S. Lorrey (retroman@turbont.net)
Date: Fri May 19 2000 - 06:25:58 MDT


Zero Powers wrote:
>
> >From: "Harvey Newstrom" <mail@HarveyNewstrom.com>
> >
> >"John Clark" <jonkc@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> > > >It's a fruit!
> > >
> > > Fruit grows on trees, tomatoes grow on vines.
>
> I remember hearing somewhere that if it contains its own seed, its a fruit.
> Ergo tomatoes and avocados would qualify. But then, that would make a
> banana a vegetable?

Bananas do have seeds. They are just quite small, in those that are sold



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