I just had a moment where I was like "I wonder what the ancient Greek word for pumpkin is" and then I facepalmed REALLY HARD
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Replying to @NeolithicSheep
Yeah at this point I just don’t remember which vegetables they had and didn’t. Grains I know, but vegetables are hard.
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Replying to @AdmiralHip
Oh dear now I'm searching vegetables over on Perseus! They had carrots and peas and apples and pears.
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Replying to @NeolithicSheep @AdmiralHip
No eggplant/aubergine - is that new world? I never remember.
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Replying to @NeolithicSheep @AdmiralHip
it’s a nightshade, so a new world crop.
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Replying to @mr_butlertron @NeolithicSheep
Nah it’s old world, I checked.
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Replying to @AdmiralHip @NeolithicSheep
i learn something new every day! i thought all the nightshades were american!
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Replying to @mr_butlertron @NeolithicSheep
Me too :)
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