hperrin@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 years agoWood smells like we should be able to eat it, but we can't.message-squaremessage-square143fedilinkarrow-up1333
arrow-up1333message-squareWood smells like we should be able to eat it, but we can't.hperrin@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square143fedilink
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up21·2 years agoAlso ginger. And technically wormwood too, although that’s more you drinking water that is soaked into wood.
minus-squaredie444die@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·2 years agoGinger is a root, maybe you’re thinking of something else?
minus-squarecredit crazy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years agoEh what is a root if not wood that is covered in dirt
minus-squaredie444die@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·2 years agoSo is a potato wood? A carrot? Ginger is not a tree. It’s a flowering plant.
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoA potato is not a flowering plant it’s a tuba, such as an onion. Totally different thing entirely to a bit of wood attached to a tree.
minus-squareloweffortname@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 years agoDon’t be bringing brass instruments into this…
minus-squaredie444die@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 years agoAnd potato is a tuber but an onion is not. Both are flowering plants. So is ginger. Ginger has nothing to do with ‘a bit of wood attached to a tree’ which is exactly my point.
minus-squareAnIndefiniteArticle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years agoPotato plants absolutely have flowers. Have you ever grown one? Be careful with the potato flowers and fruits. They are poisonous nightshade.
minus-squareJojo, Lady of the West@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoI think most would consider most tree roots to be “woody”
Also ginger.
And technically wormwood too, although that’s more you drinking water that is soaked into wood.
Ginger is a root, maybe you’re thinking of something else?
Eh what is a root if not wood that is covered in dirt
So is a potato wood? A carrot?
Ginger is not a tree. It’s a flowering plant.
A potato is not a flowering plant it’s a tuba, such as an onion. Totally different thing entirely to a bit of wood attached to a tree.
Don’t be bringing brass instruments into this…
And potato is a tuber but an onion is not. Both are flowering plants. So is ginger.
Ginger has nothing to do with ‘a bit of wood attached to a tree’ which is exactly my point.
Potato plants absolutely have flowers. Have you ever grown one? Be careful with the potato flowers and fruits. They are poisonous nightshade.
The root of a tree. Made of wood.
No, ginger is not a tree.
I think most would consider most tree roots to be “woody”
It’s not a tree root.
Is it woody?
It is not.