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[-] aphlamingphoenix@lemm.ee 83 points 4 months ago

Cinnamon and sumac are two common spices that are made from grinding up tree bark.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 16 points 4 months ago

Also ginger.

And technically wormwood too, although that's more you drinking water that is soaked into wood.

[-] die444die@lemmy.world 22 points 4 months ago

Ginger is a root, maybe you’re thinking of something else?

[-] creditCrazy@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Eh what is a root if not wood that is covered in dirt

[-] die444die@lemmy.world 18 points 4 months ago

So is a potato wood? A carrot?

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

[-] echodot@feddit.uk -2 points 4 months ago

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.

[-] loweffortname@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 4 months ago

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

[-] die444die@lemmy.world 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.

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

[-] Silentiea@lemmy.blahaj.zone -3 points 4 months ago

I think most would consider most tree roots to be "woody"

[-] echodot@feddit.uk -5 points 4 months ago

The root of a tree. Made of wood.

[-] die444die@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago

No, ginger is not a tree.

[-] pbbananaman@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago
[-] aphlamingphoenix@lemm.ee 11 points 4 months ago

I stand corrected on that one. I assumed it was sumac bark, and you know what they say about assumption. It makes an ass out of u and mption.

[-] Fermion@feddit.nl 2 points 4 months ago

The bit about powdered sumac (bark?) being a powerful dye for marble is pretty interesting. I wish there was an example photo.

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