They list mushrooms as vegetables here - or do you mean that scientists don't consider mushrooms vegetables? And are you referring to problems like "tomatoes are really a fruit"?
As a popular history writer, I tend to distinguish between research and presenting research results to the public. But then the question becomes: Did the USDA offer lay definitions because that was the easiest way to communicate with the public, or because they were working from bad research? I do notice that they have this page, so they seem to be aware that definitions can vary, depending on which group is using the word.
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They list mushrooms as vegetables here - or do you mean that scientists don't consider mushrooms vegetables? And are you referring to problems like "tomatoes are really a fruit"?
As a popular history writer, I tend to distinguish between research and presenting research results to the public. But then the question becomes: Did the USDA offer lay definitions because that was the easiest way to communicate with the public, or because they were working from bad research? I do notice that they have this page, so they seem to be aware that definitions can vary, depending on which group is using the word.