Fruit or vegetable? It's all about seeds versus savory😱⬇🌱 Botanically: Fruit: In botanical terms, a fruit is the mature ovary of a flowering plant, typically containing seeds. Fruits develop from the fertilized ovary after flowering. This includes things like apples, oranges, tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers. Vegetable: Botanically speaking, vegetables are any edible part of a plant that is not a fruit. This can include roots (carrots, potatoes), stems (celery), leaves (lettuce, spinach), and