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[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Technically you’re not wrong. Mainly because there’s no agreed upon technical definition of what does or doesn’t constitute a tree.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

the definition of tree is literally just something that looks like a tree: a woody trunk with branches.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (3 children)

TIL that trees are the same as vegetables and weeds, arbitrary cultural groupings. We should make an arbitrary cultural group name for arbitrary cultural grouped things!

So far the group is: -Trees -Vegetables -Weeds -Pets -Continents -The culinary use of fruit

[–] Szyler 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Berries, insects

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think both of those have rigid scientific definitions.

[–] Szyler 1 points 1 day ago

Oh yeah. I thought you meant how they are used culturally. Because we have many nok-berries with berry in their name.

[–] idiomaddict 2 points 3 days ago

Fish

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

I feel like sports could fit into that pretty well.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Most won't consider it a tree but who am I to judge

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Most are wrong then. If you can make toothpicks out of it, it's a tree.

[–] flicker 12 points 6 days ago

You can make toothpicks out of anything if you're willing to find a hard bit in it that can be sharpened or whittled.

Holds up a chicken. Behold! A tree!

[–] shneancy 3 points 6 days ago

bones are trees? o_o

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

So... Everything is a tree? 🤔