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The original was posted on /r/todayilearned by /u/Remiliera on 2025-04-26 11:15:07+00:00.
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Isnt that canola?
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The rape was refering to rape seed. Belive Canola is a modified form of it.
And we’re all out of honey… https://9gag.com/gag/aQ3nRBw
What does “rape and honey” mean in this context? Is this a metaphor?
As a non native English speaker i would interpret “rape and honey” into the sexual abuse and the bee food.
Rapeseed is a plant that is grown for its oil and is called “rape” for short.
As a native English speaker, I’d assume most people have the same first thought as you and is why they changed it.
It’s more like it’s called rapeseed for long. It used to just be called “rape”, but people wanted to distinguish the name from the other meaning and it’s mostly the seeds we grow it for
Note that canola is a variety of rapeseed.
Rapeseed
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapeseed
That is the plant they where referring to originally.
