The product is used to control many pests, including whitefly, aphids, Japanese beetles, moth larvae, scale and spider mites. Sprays containing clarified hydrophobic extract of Neem oil are also used as fungicides against rust, black spot, mildew, leaf spot, scab, anthracnose, blight and botrytis.
vegetable noun (FOOD) A1 [ C ] US informal veggie a plant, root, seed, or pod that is used as food, especially in dishes that are not sweet: fresh/frozen vegetables. vegetable soup/stew/curry. fruit and vegetables. The potato is the most popular vegetable in this country. In the winter we tend to eat more root vegetables, such as carrots and parsnips. Raw vegetables contain more potassium than cooked ones. a vegetable knife. Compare. fruit noun.
Fruit is a botanical (scientific) term, vegetable is a culinary (cooking) term. There is no such thing as a vegetable in botany. In botany, pumpkin is a fruit because it is the 'fruit' of it's plant (produces the seeds) just like a pepper or corn.It's dissimilar to a carrot or beet which are 'roots' or celery which is the plant itself or lettuce which is the leaves of a plant. They are only called vegetables with respect to eating them.t actually has the properties of both fruit and vegetable. Anything that grows on trees and has seeds in them is called a fruit. Pumpkins come from the squash family of fruits.Some people use pumpkin for cooking also and that is why the confusion arises if it is a fruit or vegetable.