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minus-squareEphera@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·21 days agoFun fact, it’s called “garlic” because it’s basically a gar-leek.
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-221 days agoAnd the “gar” in both “garlic” and the fish name originates from the Old English term for “spear.”
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·21 days agoCall me crazy, but I’d say that the shape of a leek is much MORE spearlike than that of a garlic…
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·21 days agoProbably because of how much longer the full garlic plant is. Leek: Spear-leek:
Fun fact, it’s called “garlic” because it’s basically a gar-leek.
And the “gar” in both “garlic” and the fish name originates from the Old English term for “spear.”
Call me crazy, but I’d say that the shape of a leek is much MORE spearlike than that of a garlic…
Probably because of how much longer the full garlic plant is.
Leek:
Spear-leek: 