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Also feels like a competition for how many different spellings English can borrow for the same etymology (cauli, coli, kale, kohl in these words, and additional
by pavlov 3y ago
Also 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.