Re: Can I kill the "semantics"?

From: m (mt_2@yahoo.com)
Date: Fri May 19 2000 - 21:50:26 MDT


--- "Michael S. Lorrey" <retroman@turbont.net> wrote:
> m wrote:
 
> > A fruit is something with a seed in it or at least something
> which
> > did have such a seed when it was in the wild (this allows sterile
> > bananas).
> > A vegetable is something edible derived from a non-reproductive
> > part( eg roots, stems, leaves).
>
> squash? gourds? cucumbers? beans? peas?

 AFAIK, botanically (not as given in common language) they are
fruits.
 BTW, someone mentioned berries. A berry is a kind of fruit (there
are many kinds).

[on perils of transporters/copying]
 
> Or just Californian. California: land of fruits and nuts.

Well there you go. They make Star Trek there don't they? :)

Michael

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