Fruit. Vegetable.

It all seems very simple. BUT ITS NOT.

The question is...

WHAT, actually, is the distinction between the two?

Think about it.

Its not the seeds. Apples have seeds. So do pumpkins. So thats not it. Its not where they grow. Cucumbers and lettuces grow in shrubs/bushes. So do berries. So that makes no sense.

Then there's all these people that get very passionate about the fact that a TOMATO IS A FRUIT for some reason.

So my question once again is...

WHAT IS THE DISTINCTION?

You're agricultural intelligence is needed here guys.