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Yes, you learn something about its biological function. The biological definition of “fruit” tells you where the offspring of a plant grows out of. For example
by Hermel 7y ago
Yes, you learn something about its biological function. The biological definition of “fruit” tells you where the offspring of a plant grows out of. For example, the actual fruits of the strawberry plant are the little seeds at the surface of each strawberry.
- monadic2 7y agoSure, but that doesn’t require collapsing the word to just one meaning as the article implies. Why acknowledge the biological meaning over the vulgar one?
- narag 7y agoYes, you learn something about its biological function. For me its biological function is to be eaten, so I care more about where it goes than about where it comes.