Is an eggplant is a fruit?

Here's why:

* Botanically speaking, a fruit is the mature ovary of a flowering plant, containing seeds.

* Eggplants are the mature ovary of the *Solanum melongena* plant and contain seeds.

While we often think of fruits as being sweet, the botanical definition is much broader. Eggplants, tomatoes, cucumbers, and even peppers are all botanically fruits!