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nut vs bean - (Apr/07/2008 )

How is the line drawn to differentiate nuts and beans? they are both derived from the seeds of their respective plants.

-heidi-

QUOTE (heidi @ Apr 8 2008, 08:26 AM)
How is the line drawn to differentiate nuts and beans? they are both derived from the seeds of their respective plants.

Belongs to the Botanical section.
True nuts: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nut_%28fruit%29 (botanical definition)
Bean: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bean (terminology)

-hobglobin-