Food for thought
Laura Muntean
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
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Inquiring minds might want to know, is the orange orb a fruit or vegetable? The answer may surprise you! A pumpkin is, in fact, a fruit. According to expert Joe Masabni, Ph.D., Texas A&M Agri Life Extension Service vegetable specialist in Dallas, scientifically speaking, a pumpkin is a fruit simply because anything that starts from a flower is botanically a fruit.