Broccoli, cabbage and kale are cultivated forms of the same species.

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Romanesco broccoli, a cultivated form of Brassica oleracea
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One species

Broccoli, cabbage and kale are cultivated forms of the same species.

Broccoli, cabbage, kale, and cauliflower are commonly classified as Brassica oleracea, despite looking like very different vegetables. Selection emphasized different parts of the same basic plant.

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Bananas are berries. Strawberries are not.

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Peanuts are not nuts. They are legumes, like peas and beans.

Peanuts are legumes, in the same plant family as peas and beans, rather than true botanical nuts. Their unusual feature is that the flowers develop above ground but the pods mature below it.

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