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minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-22 days agoLike cashews! I thought nuts had to come from trees, though. Like, peanuts aren’t actually nuts.
minus-squarePunnyName@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoThere’s a legumes joke in there, but I dunno.
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-22 days agoPeanuts claim to be nuts, but they aren’t a legumtimate part of the taxonomy. I dunno.
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 days ago Although “tree” is a common word, there is no universally recognised precise definition of what a tree is, either botanically or in common language.[1][2] In its broadest sense, a tree is any plant with the general form of an elongated stem, or trunk, which supports the photosynthetic leaves or branches at some distance above the ground. Well damn, I guess strawberries can be trees and nuts.
Like cashews!
I thought nuts had to come from trees, though.
Like, peanuts aren’t actually nuts.
There’s a legumes joke in there, but I dunno.
Peanuts claim to be nuts, but they aren’t a legumtimate part of the taxonomy.
I dunno.
What is a tree?
Well damn, I guess strawberries can be trees and nuts.