Are Nuts Technically Vegetables? Unraveling the Botanical Confusion
                                
                                
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                                From a botanical standpoint, many popular 'nuts' aren't true nuts at all, and none are vegetables. The answer to whether nuts are technically vegetables involves diving deep into the scientific classification of plants and fruits, which often differs wildly from how we use these terms for cooking and nutrition.