fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-21 年前You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?mander.xyzimagemessage-square76linkfedilinkarrow-up1371arrow-down137
arrow-up1334arrow-down1imageYou think you just fell out of a coconut tree?mander.xyzfossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · edit-21 年前message-square76linkfedilink
minus-squareGlennMagusHarvey@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·1 年前I think it’s arguable that “tree” is just a term for a growth habit rather than anything really taxonomically meaningful.
minus-squarejuliebean@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 年前agreed. my grandma used to have a big ol’ tree in her front yard, but it had to get cut down. it didn’t die though, and thanks to this unintentional coppicing, it is now an enormous bush. my grandma is very proud of her bush.
I think it’s arguable that “tree” is just a term for a growth habit rather than anything really taxonomically meaningful.
agreed. my grandma used to have a big ol’ tree in her front yard, but it had to get cut down. it didn’t die though, and thanks to this unintentional coppicing, it is now an enormous bush. my grandma is very proud of her bush.