@fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish • 9 days agoBroccoli Bloomsmander.xyzimagemessage-square102fedilinkarrow-up1932arrow-down12
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minus-square@ThePancakeExperiment@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglish24•9 days agoIt is not, with broccoli and cauliflower you literally eat the buds, or how they are called in English, and they can of course flower.
minus-squarefunkajunklinkfedilinkEnglish20•9 days agoWe call them “florets”, which means “small flower”
minus-squareilovecheeselinkfedilinkEnglish7•9 days agoAnd butterflies love the flowers! All my broccoli went to flower (bolted) last year!
minus-square@Bldck@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglish4•9 days agoIn English it’s called a floret. Which hints at its true form
It is not, with broccoli and cauliflower you literally eat the buds, or how they are called in English, and they can of course flower.
We call them “florets”, which means “small flower”
And butterflies love the flowers! All my broccoli went to flower (bolted) last year!
In English it’s called a floret. Which hints at its true form