hperrin@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 6 months agoWood smells like we should be able to eat it, but we can't.message-squaremessage-square143fedilinkarrow-up1326arrow-down122
arrow-up1304arrow-down1message-squareWood smells like we should be able to eat it, but we can't.hperrin@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square143fedilink
minus-squaredie444die@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down1·6 months agoGinger is a root, maybe you’re thinking of something else?
minus-squarecredit crazy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down6·6 months agoEh what is a root if not wood that is covered in dirt
minus-squaredie444die@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·6 months agoSo is a potato wood? A carrot? Ginger is not a tree. It’s a flowering plant.
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down5·6 months 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-up13·6 months agoDon’t be bringing brass instruments into this…
minus-squaredie444die@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·6 months 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-up7·6 months 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-up2arrow-down5·6 months agoI think most would consider most tree roots to be “woody”
minus-squareJojo, Lady of the West@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down5·6 months agoIs it woody?
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down7·6 months agoThe root of a tree. Made of 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.
I think most would consider most tree roots to be “woody”
It’s not a tree root.
Is it woody?
It is not.
The root of a tree. Made of wood.
No, ginger is not a tree.