Fruit, botanically, that's treated as a vegetable Crossword Clue
Looking for the answer to “Fruit, botanically, that's treated as a vegetable” from the New York Times crossword of October 5, 2026? It has 6 letters. Flip the tiles one at a time, try a hint first, or look through the rest of that puzzle.
Crossword answer
NEW YORK TIMES, OCTOBER 5, 2026
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TOMATO is the answer to “Fruit, botanically, that's treated as a vegetable”. It means the fleshy, edible fruit of a perennial plant.
Hints
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Hint 1 Meaning
The fleshy, edible fruit of a perennial plant.
Hint 2 Anagram
Its letters, scrambled: MOTOTA.
Hint 3 Another clue
It has also been clued as “Red fruit in fanqie chao dan”.
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What is the answer to “Fruit, botanically, that's treated as a vegetable”?
TOMATO, 6 letters: the fleshy, edible fruit of a perennial plant.
When was “Fruit, botanically, that's treated as a vegetable” last seen in a crossword?
In the New York Times crossword of October 5, 2026.
How many letters does the answer have?
6 letters, starting with T.