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[–] waigl@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And what the goddamn hell is “true wood” supposed to distinguish?

I suppose if it contains lignin, it's really wood, otherwise it just kinda looks like wood at best. If it's real wood, most animals, with a few exceptions here and there, cannot directly digest it.

[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I suppose if it contains lignin, it’s really wood

I appreciate you trying to fill in the gaps that the comic leaves with its abject, ignorant nonsense masquerading as pedantry, but wood is more complicated than just the presence of lignin.

Otherwise, oops, wheat is wood.