Posted by aramaic (ie; biology dork) (198.81.16.37) on May 20, 2002 at 00:05:39:
In Reply to: Re: A Tomato is a fruit posted by m1s1n on May 06, 2002 at 14:05:46:
Actually, the presence of seeds is NOT the defining characteristic of a fruit. Whether or not something is defined as a fruit has to do with what part of the female plant the fruiting body is coming from. On a side note, and for your viewing pleasure, the designation of fruit vs. berry is not scientific. Berries are fruit, also... Yay.