Fruit or Vegetable?

Beets are the main roots of beet plants that people eat. They’re pretty round, really colorful, and one of the sweetest vegetables; but they’re not fruits at all. Something has to be a fruit botanically for it to be one culinarily, and beets don’t contain seeds like the botanical definition of “fruit” necessitates. Plus, it’s often either cooked or eaten in a vegetable salad. I would never bite into one raw or put any in a fruit salad.