Grapefruit is a weird thing to call a fruit that's entirely unrelated to grapes. Also grapes are already a fruit? Why is it called grapefruit.

Apparently it's called that because they grow in clusters like grapes, according to wikipedia. That's a very tenuous connection to base a name on. The clusters don't even look much like grape clusters. Should we start calling brussels sprouts grapevegetables?

@Felthry no, brussels sprouts are baseball bat doorknobs, have u seen onna them weird sticks of vegetable

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@catterfly I've seen brussels sprouts on the plant before, yeah. It's just the only thing I can think of that's vaguely grape-like.

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