c/offbeat · by Amuletta@lemmy.ca · 1yThe modern potato evolved from a wild tomato fling 9 million years ago, scientists say https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/article/the-modern-potato-evolved-from-a-wild-tomato-fling-9-million-years-ago-scientists-say/Who knew tomatoes had such a passionate love life once? 74 points · 10 comments · view on lemmy.world
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ThePantser@sh.itjust.works · 19 pts · 1y
Which is why the grafting of tomatoes onto potato roots works. You have tomatoes growing on top and potatoes down below. Pomatos is a term for them.
ChuckTheMonkey@fedia.io · 3 pts · 1y
They can also be called Tomtato. Which also happens to be a portmanteau.
Zachariah@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
“pomato” is a portmanteau
Laser@feddit.org · -5 pts · 1y
Great work, Sherlock! Now, which words might be involved in said portmanteau, and is there maybe a link to the posted website?
Hadriscus@jlai.lu · 5 pts · 1y
I don't think the commenter above was going for extraordinary deduction. I think they meant to create an alliteration with repeating consonants.
Laser@feddit.org · 1 pts · 1y
Oh maybe yeah
Zachariah@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
“portmanteau” is a tomportmantotato
violetsoftness@piefed.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 1y
you say potato i say potato
peetabix@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 1y
Someone has listen to the latest episode of the Infinite Monkey Cage podcast.
iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 1y
This is potato slander.