hperrin@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 4 months agoWood smells like we should be able to eat it, but we can't.message-squaremessage-square129fedilinkarrow-up1319arrow-down121
arrow-up1298arrow-down1message-squareWood smells like we should be able to eat it, but we can't.hperrin@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square129fedilink
minus-squareA Phlaming Phoenix@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up83arrow-down1·4 months agoCinnamon and sumac are two common spices that are made from grinding up tree bark.
minus-squaredie444die@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down1·4 months agoGinger is a root, maybe you’re thinking of something else?
minus-squarecredit crazy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down6·4 months agoEh what is a root if not wood that is covered in dirt
minus-squaredie444die@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·4 months agoSo is a potato wood? A carrot? Ginger is not a tree. It’s a flowering plant.
minus-squareloweffortname@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·4 months agoDon’t be bringing brass instruments into this…
minus-squaredie444die@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·4 months agoAnd 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.
minus-squareAnIndefiniteArticle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·4 months agoPotato plants absolutely have flowers. Have you ever grown one? Be careful with the potato flowers and fruits. They are poisonous nightshade.
minus-squareJojo, Lady of the West@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down5·4 months agoI think most would consider most tree roots to be “woody”
minus-squareJojo, Lady of the West@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down5·4 months agoIs it woody?
minus-squarepbbananaman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·4 months agoYou using a different kind of sumac than the rest of us? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumac#In_food
minus-squareA Phlaming Phoenix@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up11·4 months agoI 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.
minus-squareFermion@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoThe bit about powdered sumac (bark?) being a powerful dye for marble is pretty interesting. I wish there was an example photo.
Cinnamon and sumac are two common spices that are made from grinding up tree bark.
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Ginger is a root, maybe you’re thinking of something else?
Eh what is a root if not wood that is covered in dirt
So is a potato wood? A carrot?
Ginger is not a tree. It’s a flowering plant.
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Don’t be bringing brass instruments into this…
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.
I think most would consider most tree roots to be “woody”
It’s not a tree root.
Is it woody?
It is not.
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No, ginger is not a tree.
You using a different kind of sumac than the rest of us? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumac#In_food
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.
The bit about powdered sumac (bark?) being a powerful dye for marble is pretty interesting. I wish there was an example photo.