Parts of a flower

We had to use very soft and gentle fingers to pull off the petals. Then we took out the pollen. Isla is holding a stamen. Once we had split the ovum we discovered the tiny eggs.
http://www.amnh.org/learn/biodiversity_counts/ident_help/Parts_Plants/parts_of_flower.htm

The next part of our lesson was to learn is it a vegetable or  a fruit... the scientific description of a piece of fruit is something with seeds. So then what about pumpkin? Courgette? Tomato? WHAT DO YOU THINK?