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[-] Ultrathor@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago

Sea weed isn't a plant either.

[-] Zerush@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 months ago

No controversy, there is only edible or not edible, no need to make life more complicated as it already is.

[-] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 4 points 2 months ago

I go by lickable and non-lickable.

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[-] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

The controversy isn't about what they are, it's about what we call them and which categories we put them in on charts. It's like arguing over silly group names - is it a murder of tomatoes or a flock?

[-] stelelor@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago

A salsa of tomatoes.

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[-] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 months ago

I was literally saying this about the mushrooms the other day!

[-] Bay_of_Piggies@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago

Vegetable isn't a biological term. While fruit is a biological term, but it's also a culinary term just like vegetable.

[-] Zacryon@feddit.org 3 points 2 months ago

Vegetables are a social construct. Depending on culture this is differently labled. Afaik there are No vegetables in a botanical sense. Just "fruits".