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Wood smells like we should be able to eat it, but we can't. (self.showerthoughts)
submitted 4 months ago by hperrin to c/showerthoughts
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[–] die444die 18 points 4 months ago (1 children)

So is a potato wood? A carrot?

Ginger is not a tree. It’s a flowering plant.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 months ago (3 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 months ago

Don't be bringing brass instruments into this...

[–] die444die 9 points 4 months ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

Potato plants absolutely have flowers. Have you ever grown one? Be careful with the potato flowers and fruits. They are poisonous nightshade.