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Is tomato a fruit of vegetable? Explain....

Is tomato a fruit of vegetable? Explain.

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Yes, tomato is a fruit. Because it develops from the ripened ovary and bears seeds, whereas vegetable refers to all other plant parts like root, stem and leaves.
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