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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Most won't consider it a tree but who am I to judge

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Most are wrong then. If you can make toothpicks out of it, it's a tree.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago

You can make toothpicks out of anything if you're willing to find a hard bit in it that can be sharpened or whittled.

Holds up a chicken. Behold! A tree!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

bones are trees? o_o

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

So... Everything is a tree? 🤔

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Nope, that's not how the definition of a tree works. Look at swednek's definition in the comments: it is a woody trunk with branches. There are many other plants you could make toothpicks out of (e.g. that are woody) that aren't trees. For example, shrubs and lianas.