ever wonder what makes the difference between a seed and a nut???
seems that seeds are inside something... cantelope, watermelon, apples, oranges... etc
but also they can be exterior, such as millet, seasame, sunflower
and nuts seem to be exterior of the plant... pecans, walnuts, peanuts ( altho underground), but Brazil nuts are inside a fleshy pod. And most nuts are encased in a hardened shell...
so why arent sunflower seeds considered nuts? exterior, in a hardened shell...
is it the size of the nut/seed that puts it into the "proper" classification?
and if thats the case... what about avacadoes?