Lycopersicon esculentum sparks controversy

When I recently referred to tomatoes as "vegetable-based fruits," I had no idea I was bumping up against the cutting edge of New Jersey state politics.

"...Whereas, The tomato, while technically a “fruit,” is legally considered to be a vegetable as a result of an 1893 Supreme Court decision, and is in the same botanical family as the potato, pepper, and eggplant; and..."