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Things that are both · fruits and vegetables

Things that are both fruits and vegetables

To a botanist, a fruit is the part of a plant that grows from the flower and holds the seeds. In the kitchen, “vegetable” means savoury. These foods are both.

Jev, the AI judge that scores Overlaple, says whether it fits both.

17 things that fit both

  1. TomatoA seed-bearing berry botanically; in 1893 the US Supreme Court (Nix v. Hedden) still ruled it a vegetable for tariffs.
  2. CucumberA fruit of the gourd family, eaten in salads.
  3. Bell pepperA hollow berry full of seeds.
  4. Chilli pepperThe fruit of the Capsicum plant.
  5. Aubergine (eggplant)A berry of the nightshade family.
  6. Courgette (zucchini)An immature squash fruit, picked before the seeds harden.
  7. PumpkinA large gourd fruit.
  8. Butternut squashA winter squash, botanically a fruit.
  9. AvocadoA single-seeded berry, eaten savoury.
  10. OkraA seed pod, botanically a capsule fruit.
  11. Green beansThe whole pod is the fruit; the beans are the seeds.
  12. Pea podMangetout and sugar snaps are pods: fruits.
  13. OliveA drupe, like a cherry, cured to be eaten savoury.
  14. SweetcornEach kernel is a whole fruit (a caryopsis).
  15. Bitter melonA warty gourd fruit cooked in Asian dishes.
  16. ChayoteA pear-shaped squash fruit.
  17. Rhubarb (the reverse)A leaf stalk, so botanically a vegetable, but a 1947 US customs ruling classed it as a fruit.

Like finding things that fit two categories? That is the whole idea of Overlaple, a free daily 3×3 word puzzle: each square is where a row category meets a column category, and you name one thing that fits both. An AI judge scores every answer.

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