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• die444die@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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  • creditCrazy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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    • die444die@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      So is a potato wood? A carrot?

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

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      • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨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.

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  • Silentiea@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I think most would consider most tree roots to be “woody”

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    • die444die@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      It’s not a tree root.

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      • Silentiea@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Is it woody?

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  • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The root of a tree. Made of wood.

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    • die444die@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      No, ginger is not a tree.

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