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11 days agoThe banana argument is dumb, too, because there is no taxonomic definition of what a “tree” even is.
I’ve also commonly heard “Palm trees aren’t actually trees, they’re grass,” which is correct from a taxonomic standpoint but ignores the fact that “tree” isn’t an official classification of anything. It’s simply a term applied to any tall plant with a woody trunk, which banana definitely counts among.
Fair, it’s a loose definition of woody, but all wood really is is load-bearing cellulose.
Bamboo, for example, is completely hollow inside, very unlike normal wood either, but we still consider it “woody” even though it’s really just a reinforced piece of grass.