Comment on Palms
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
It’s probably going to be political since it’s wrong.
The coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the palm tree family (Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus Cocos. The term “coconut” (or the archaic “cocoanut”) can refer to the whole coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which botanically is a drupe, not a nut. They are ubiquitous in coastal tropical regions and are a cultural icon of the tropics.
fossilesque@mander.xyz 2 months ago
I’m off to edit that wiki, the tree is a bit of a misnomer.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arecaceae
pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
I see a fight coming your way in the talk section, lol. Good luck.
fossilesque@mander.xyz 2 months ago
Nah, it’s correct. Just needs a clarifying sentence. They use the word tree but it’s not technically a tree, rather tree-like. They grew like this as they are plants well suited for seaside wind and storms. The grasses thay didn’t give up.
JackRiddle@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
No tree is a tree. “Tree” is not a clearly-defined taxonomical category. Anything that is tree-like gets grouped under the catgory “tree”.
GlennMagusHarvey@mander.xyz 2 months ago
I think it’s arguable that “tree” is just a term for a growth habit rather than anything really taxonomically meaningful.
FiskFisk33@startrek.website 2 months ago
Yeah, good luck with that.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree