Botanically speaking, a tomato is a what?
AnswerFruit
Tomatoes develop from the flower's ovary and contain seeds, so botanists call them fruits.
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The basics
A potato is which kind of plant part?
AnswerTuber
Potatoes are stem tubers, swollen underground stems that store starch.
Going deeper
Botanically, a peanut is a what?
AnswerLegume
Peanuts grow in pods underground and belong to the legume (bean) family.
Saffron is made from which part of the crocus flower?
AnswerThe stigmas
Saffron threads are the dried stigmas, picked by hand from each flower.
A cashew nut grows attached to what?
AnswerA cashew apple
Each cashew hangs from the bottom of a fleshy fruit called the cashew apple.
Expert level
Real wasabi comes from a plant in which family?
AnswerMustard family
Wasabi japonica is a brassica, related to mustard, horseradish and cabbage.
Allspice comes from the dried berries of a tree native to which region?
AnswerThe Caribbean and Central America
Allspice (Pimenta dioica) is native to the Caribbean, southern Mexico and Central America.
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