番茄到底算水果还是蔬菜？答案是“都行”
<p>关于番茄是水果还是蔬菜的争论由来已久。早在一百多年前的美国，就有人将这个问题闹上了法庭。两派各执一词，煞是热闹。那么番茄究竟是水果，还是蔬菜呢？答案是“随你高兴”，因为这两种说法都没错。</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="explanation">explanation</span> <span word="lies">lies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="that">that</span> "<span word="fruit">fruit</span>" <span word="is">is</span> <span word="defined">defined</span>. <span word="First">First</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="scientifically">scientifically</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="tomatoes">tomatoes</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fruits">fruits</span>.</p><p>对“<span word="fruit">fruit</span>（水果，果实）”的定义有两种不同说法。首先，从科学角度讲，番茄的确属于果实。</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Merriam">Merriam</span>-<span word="Webster">Webster</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="the">the</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="edible">edible</span> <span word="reproductive">reproductive</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="seed">seed</span> <span word="plant">plant</span>." <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blog">blog</span> <span word="post">post</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dictionary">dictionary</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="simpler">simpler</span> <span word="terms">terms</span>: "<span word="Any">Any</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="grows">grows</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="seeds">seeds</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span>."</p><p>根据《韦氏词典》，果实通常指“种子植物的可食用繁殖体”。《韦氏词典》博客上的一篇文章给出了更简单的释义：“果实是长在植物上、能够将植物种子带到外面的部分。”</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="definition">definition</span> <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="apples">apples</span>, <span word="tomatoes">tomatoes</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="grows">grows</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="contains">contains</span> <span word="seeds">seeds</span>. (<span word="Cucumbers">Cucumbers</span>, <span word="peppers">peppers</span>, <span word="pumpkins">pumpkins</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="avocados">avocados</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="fruits">fruits</span> <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="science">science</span>.)</p><p>这个定义包含了苹果、番茄等任何有种子的植物部位。从科学意义上讲，黄瓜、辣椒、南瓜、牛油果都属于果实。</p><p><span word="Vegetables">Vegetables</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="slightly">slightly</span> <span word="murkier">murkier</span> <span word="definition">definition</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="edible">edible</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="herbaceous">herbaceous</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="roots">roots</span>, <span word="stems">stems</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="critical">critical</span> <span word="distinction">distinction</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dictionary">dictionary</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="vegetable">vegetable</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="fruits">fruits</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="plants">plants</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="seeds">seeds</span>.</p>
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