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Many plant names are offensive: botanists will vote on whether to change them (www.nature.com)
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[–] rtxn@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

[...] the minimal practical consequences of the changes.

So let's invalidate all of the printed literature about those plants, and invite confusion because some delicate hearts got their panties in a twist over some words. Intelligence does not preclude monumental stupidity.