No plant eludes the grasp of taxonomy quite like the tomato. It must be a vegetable. Instinct tells us so. Otherwise, we would not so willingly lay a slice on a hamburger patty. My old man, of course, knew better. He had inside info. Though my father would cringe, if he knew it, the tomato is the plant's ovary, along with its seeds. "Eating a tomato"— the idea's damned near pornographic.
Photo: Adam Nollmeyer
2 comments:
Whence the expression "She's a hot tomato." At times there just is no apter.
How about "them's some nice ovaries."
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