It looks like a
vegetable, but it's classified as a fruit. Or is it the other way around? The
tomato is technically a fruit since it protects and contains the seeds of its
plant, but according to a Supreme Court ruling, is is classified as a
vegetable.
Why? The Tariff Act of March 3, 1883 required a tax to be paid on
imported vegetables, but not fruit, and they didn't want any tomato farmers
going untaxed.
