PSA: Mushrooms are NOT vegetables, no matter what the Chinese or Italian restaurant tells you.
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What are they? Meat?
Animals, plants and fungi are different kingdoms in the domain eukarya. Meat is part on an animal. A vegetable is a part of a plant. A mushroom is a part of fungus. See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxonomy_(biology)#Kingdoms_and_domains ….
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And where do Fruits fit in?
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Fruits are also parts of plants. Specifically, fruits are the parts containing seeds in flowering plants. Vegetable is ill defined. Afaik the original meaning is just any edible part of a plant, including fruits. But the modern culinary use excludes things like fruits and nuts.
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