Re:Constellations are younger than continents
by a_gnostic on Monday December 25, 2023 @06:36PM
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What's a tree?
In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are usable as lumber or plants above a specified height.
In the words of Justice Potter Stewart: "I know it when I see it." (1964)
My follow-up fun fact is that even though "tree", like "fish", is a term of common parlance, there is no universally recognised and precise definition of the category, either botanically or in common language.