As for the vegetable vs. fruit controversy, here’s an explanation:

ALL plants are vegetables. ALL parts of a plant are vegetable matter. ONLY the fruits of a plant are called fruits, and these can also be called seed-pods, and the term “fruit” just applies to the part of a vegetative life form that contains seeds, is usually fleshy, and can generally be eaten raw.

So you see all fruits are vegetable, not all vegetables are fruit.

Animal, vegetable, mineral. Cheers.
–C