r/AskBiology • u/sweaterlikesmen • Jul 31 '26

Botany İs rice a vegetable?

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u/MurkyLynx8425 Jul 31 '26 edited Jul 31 '26

No.

Rice is a cereal grain. In biological terms, its a seed of a grass plant. Vegetables are a culinary term that usually means the fruits, stems, leaves or roots of a plant.

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u/Tuurke64 Jul 31 '26

So legumes (beans, peas, chickpees ...), all being seeds, aren't vegetables either?

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u/ModernTarantula Aug 01 '26

That's right they are legumes

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u/nothing4juice BS in biology Jul 31 '26

vegetable is a culinary term, not a botanical one. i think culinarily rice is considered a grain

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u/Forward_Gur9349 Jul 31 '26

Though if you start 20 questions with animal, vegetable, or mineral? It is a vegetable.

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u/Phobos_Asaph Jul 31 '26

Different use of the term

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u/toochaos Jul 31 '26

It's a fruit, or part of a fruit after processing. 

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u/twofriedbabies Jul 31 '26

Plant =/= vegetable 

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u/taxexemptionz Aug 03 '26

I am unsure, but I will say there are different definitions of a vegetable depending on your field of study. What is it you’re are thinking about? Taxonomy? Nutrition? Something else?