• technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 day ago

    The crucial difference is that the culinary classifications have no scientific basis.

    the closest thing to a definition we “we” have for “vegetable” vegetable botanically

    Who is “we”? People (ITT) who study botany have functional, scientific definitions.

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      1 day ago

      The culinary classifications have no scientific basis, but they do have an anthropological basis. They’re not completely meaningless.

      Who is “we”?

      I was basing that on a misunderstanding: I thought that the word “vegetation” being an archaic term meant that it was no longer used, but yeah, I was incorrect there. I appreciate the correction.