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		standardly on May 26, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How the lemon was invented (2018) E. coli as well. It was sold with the lettuce there for a while.

blowski on May 26, 2023 [–]

I had to check whether you were joking. According to Wikipedia, E. coli is named after “bacteria found in the colon”, whereas the “cole” bit of cauliflower comes from the Latin for stalk.

standardly on May 26, 2023 | | [–]

Nope. Cauliflower is latin for colon flower. It's because of the taste.

thrawa8387336 on May 26, 2023 | | [–]

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