Vegetable is a culinary term. Its definition has no scientific value, and is somewhat arbitrary and subjective.
Any part of an herbaceousplant that humans eat whole or in part is a vegetable, except for culinary fruits and arguably grains, nuts, herbs, and spices. Also, mushrooms are commonly considered vegetables, despite belonging to a different biological kingdom, namely fungi (which used to be classified as plants).
Since "vegetable" is not a botanical term, there is no contradiction in a plant part being a fruit botanically while still being considered a vegetable (see diagram). See Nix v. Hedden for a United States Supreme Court's ruling on the matter.
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Cook's Thesaurus: Sea Vegetables - Synonyms, equivalents, and substitutions.
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