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Citrus taxonomy is fascinating. Of all the citrus that we have, there are only three "natural" plants: the mandarin, pomelo and citron. Everything else is som
by spott 3y ago
Citrus taxonomy is fascinating. Of all the citrus that we have, there are only three "natural" plants: the mandarin, pomelo and citron. Everything else is some cross between these: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citrus_taxonomy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citrus_taxonomy, in particular, this graphic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citrus_taxonomy#/media/File:Citrus_tern_cb_simplified_1.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citrus_taxonomy#/media/File:Ci...
- kibwen 3y agoOn the topic of produce taxonomy: cauliflower, broccoli, cabbage, brussels sprouts, kale, and kohlrabi are all just cultivars (selectively bred) from Brassica oleracea (wild mustard/wild cabbage).
- pavlov 3y agoAlso feels like a competition for how many different spellings English can borrow for the same etymology (cauli, coli, kale, kohl in these words, and additionally there’s also “cole” in coleslaw at least).
- tootie 3y agoOn the flip side, trees are not a specific taxa at all. Trees are the convergent evolution of multiple unrelated genera.
- qup 3y agoNice, I would not have noticed this save you pointing it out.
- standardly 3y agoE. coli as well. It was sold with the lettuce there for a while.
- blowski 3y agoI had to check whether you were joking. According to Wikipedia, E. coli is named after “bacteria found in the colon”, whereas the “cole” bit of cauliflower comes from the Latin for stalk.
- thrawa8387336 3y agoGood bot
- standardly 3y agoNope. Cauliflower is latin for colon flower. It's because of the taste.
- ed25519FUUU 3y agoGardeners are intimately familiar because it makes it a pain to rotate brassicas. So many veggies are in this family!
- friend_and_foe 3y agoDon't forget about cauliflower, lettuce, celery, collards, gai lan and bok choi. I'm very much impressed with the horticultural diversity of this single species of plant. Also of interest are closely related mustard species and their varieties.
- Turing_Machine 3y agoLettuce and celery are not brassicas.
- bradrn 3y ago> Of all the citrus that we have, there are only three "natural" plants: the mandarin, pomelo and citron. Well, not quite… there’s a bunch of other, more niche Citrus species too. For instance, here in Australia you might see finger limes (Citrus australasica) now and again. But it’s true that all the most widespread citruses are hybrids of those three.
- samstave 3y agoPomelo, if one hasnt had it, is AMAZING (if you like citrus) but mostly for thgose who like pulp. The corpuscles in pomelo are huge - and its super delicious. Highly recommend (its basically a gigantic 'orange' with its own flavor.
- 13of40 3y agoAnd much like a pomegranate or a crab, half the experience is taking it apart.
- User23 3y agoMy local grocery store had them for a few weeks but doesn’t stock them anymore. A shame, because they are delicious.
- seabrookmx 3y agoThey're a bit finicky though. The ones I find in the grocery store are often quite dried out (overripe I guess?). If you get a juicy one though they really are amazing.
- vram22 3y agoIs it somewhat like grapefruit then? Never eaten a pomelo.
- the_af 3y agoIt's the same fruit, "pomelo" in Spanish is "grapefruit" in English. edit: ok, according to Wikipedia, "pomelo" is an ancestor of grapefruit. But in Spanish, "pomelo" is grapefruit.
- sowbug 3y agoI always thought the word "pomelo" was a portmanteau like tangelo or pluot. Turns out it's the OG. TIL.
- felipemnoa 3y agoOG=original? TIL=Today I learned?
- westmeal 3y agoOriginal Gangster Today I Learned
- vineyardmike 3y ago“OG=Original gangster” has morphed to just mean original now
- HeyLaughingBoy 3y agoOriginal Gangsta: the person who started the gang.
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- dredmorbius 3y agoUrban Dictionary (DDG !bang search !ud) is useful for defining slang / pop terms used online. !ud OG -> "original gangster" Which gives: 90s gang affiliated rappers called themselves "Original Gangsters" or "OG" for short. It's a title for real, actual crime and gang affiliated gangsters. <https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Original%20Gangster https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Original%20G...> "OG" as others have noted has come to mean simply "original".
- candiddevmike 3y agoThis is fascinating! I recently learned that not only can grapefruit mess with medications, but also other citrus-adjacent things like bergamot oil (earl grey tea). This taxonomy makes a lot of sense.
- samstave 3y agoMy grandmother couldnt eat any grapefruit due to he medications, this was a problem because for ~50 years, a grapefruit was her daily breakfast with some salt and sugar sprinkled on top. To this day - I LOVE grapefruit in all forms... it sucks to think that there may be a time in the future where I cant eat it.
- devilbunny 3y agoIt's generally not a problem as long as you eat exactly the same amount of grapefruit every day. You just have to adjust the dosing to suit. It's a lot easier to say "don't eat grapefruit" than it is to explain that "eat exactly the same amount every day" is not a lighthearted joke.
- _a_a_a_ 3y agoThat's an unsourced assertion with potentially serious medical implications if you happen to be wrong. Do you have anything to back it up?
- piceas 3y agoI believe "just adjust the dosing to suit" is the tricky part. One source wisely suggests asking your doctor. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/grapefruit-benefits https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-preventi... Another has big words that needs a bit more time to digest. Grapefruit juice–drug interactions https://bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1046/j.1365-2125.1998.00764.x https://bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1046/j.1...
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- masswerk 3y agoIn German, lemons are still citrons (Zitronen), while Limone applies to limes only and there is no such thing as a distinct concept of a lemon (which may or may not explain the fame of German engineering ;-) ).
- ginko 3y agoLimes are called Limette in German. Limone refers to lemons in general although it's seldomly used. (Guess there might be regional differences to the use though)
- masswerk 3y agoYes, where I come from, Limette has been the traditional name, but it has been mostly replaced by "Limone", when it comes to supermarkets, etc. I guess, these are pretty much interchangeable now.
- samstave 3y agoFunny how we call bad cars "lemons" and there is a car called 'Citron'
- zabzonk 3y agopresumably you mean "citroen"? in which case this is from the companies' founder's surname, and is french, and is not the name of a car but of a brand.
- jxf 3y agoHighly recommend calamansi if you've never tried it before. It's very prevalent in Phillipine cuisine; I first came across it as a sorbet flavor and I'm absolutely hooked on them now. They're a sort of super-acidic version of a cross between an orange and a lime.
- mc32 3y agoWhere do kumquats fit? And where are the "Lisbon" lemons that are so popular?
- friend_and_foe 3y agothis is mostly true. There are a few citrus varieties that until recently werent widely commercially cultivated. A prominent one is the cumquat, and there are a couple of native Australian citrus species that are now beginning to be cultivated that are not cultivars of the 3 core citrus species.