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"Amorphophallus titanum" - really? That's the best name they could come up with?
by arcticbull 4y ago
"Amorphophallus titanum" - really? That's the best name they could come up with?
- ASalazarMX 4y ago- I'll call this plant "Huge crooked penis". - Sir, the Biological Society won't accept that name.
- arcticbull 4y agoLike the noble avocado, named after its likeness, a ballsack. [1] The word 'avocado' is an anglicization of the Nahuatl name for the fruit, āhuacatl, which translates directly to 'testicle.' [1] https://www.rd.com/article/avocado-origin/ https://www.rd.com/article/avocado-origin/
- ASalazarMX 4y agoI'll add this because it surprised me when I heard it: avocados, like apples, aren't true to seed, they are cultivated by grafting. If you plant the seed of a delicious Hass avocado, after 10+ years you'll get funny avocados.