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

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 week ago

A gazpacho of tomatoes

[–] Zacryon@feddit.org 3 points 1 week ago

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

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