• Victor@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Is it? In that case, potatoes are apples by French standards. (Because it’s in the name.)

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        1 month ago

        They’re as closely related as a human and a lemur.

        The Spanish just got confused between the names batata and papa and called them similar names. Yams are even further away from both sweet potatoes and potatoes.

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            1 month ago

            They’re fucking monocots, so way the hell removed (like onions). But none of these plants even share a family, order is the closest it gets.