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submitted 3 days ago by Amuletta@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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Who knew tomatoes had such a passionate love life once?

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[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 19 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Which is why the grafting of tomatoes onto potato roots works. You have tomatoes growing on top and potatoes down below. Pomatos is a term for them.

[–] ChuckTheMonkey@fedia.io 3 points 3 days ago

They can also be called Tomtato. Which also happens to be a portmanteau.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

“pomato” is a portmanteau

[–] Laser@feddit.org -5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Great work, Sherlock! Now, which words might be involved in said portmanteau, and is there maybe a link to the posted website?

[–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I don't think the commenter above was going for extraordinary deduction. I think they meant to create an alliteration with repeating consonants.

[–] Laser@feddit.org 1 points 3 days ago

Oh maybe yeah

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

“portmanteau” is a tomportmantotato