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Fruit or Vegetable?

Lemon

Lemon
Is a Lemon a Fruit or Vegetable?
Botanically, this is...
A Hesperidium! (A type of fruit)
Culinarily, this is...

Lemons are classic fruits. They are very often added to drinks for flavoring. Although they are not very sweet, they are very sour. They are colorful and look just like the rest of the citrus fruits. Clearly the lemon not a vegetable.