Whats the difference between a fruit and a vegetable?
We started by scanning Yahoo!’s Fruits and Vegetables categories. We uncovered a number of interesting web sites, but realized the answer would be more easily found with a specific search. We typed “difference between fruit and vegetable” into the Yahoo! search box and quickly discovered some relevant web pages. Ask Dr. Dictionary, a feature of Dictionary.com, provides a succinct explanation: A fruit is actually the sweet, ripened ovary or ovaries of a seed-bearing plant. A vegetable, in contrast, is an herbaceous plant cultivated for an edible part (seeds, roots, stems, leaves, bulbs, tub
