[ranko]

Tomatoes are vegetables and fruit. "Fruit" is a botanical category, including plenty of things that are inedible for various reasons. "Vegetable" is a culinary category, including many things that are fruit (aubergine/eggplant, cucumber, and many more).

[j16sdiz]

The word "Vegetable" also means plants in general, according to the english dictionary.

Human languages are great, aint they?

[brabel]

Wouldn't that be "vegetation"? I agree with OP, it's not a vegetable if it's not edible!

[ttctciyf]

As in ‘the vegetable kingdom’ or ‘animal, vegetable or mineral?’ etc.

[DangitBobby]

Yes. However, you tell me fruit and I think sweet, so telling me a fruit isn't actually useful.