Fruit vs. Vegetable

What is the difference between a fruit and a vegetable? carrots-snake-krista

Parts of a flower develop into a fruit. Seeds develop inside of fruit. For example, an avocado is a fruit with a very large seed inside. avocado2lettuce

Vegetables are any other part of a plant. For example, lettuce is a leaf.

People eat different parts of  plants.

For more information about plants and plant parts, see Janice VanCleave’s Spectular Science Projects about Plants.

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