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Re: [GWL]: Usage and terminology

Am I the only one here who's ever heard the term 'pup' used to describe sideshoots on bromelliads? As in, 'after the Guzmania is done blooming, look for pups around the base of the mother plant'?

Nellie Neal gardenmama.com

>From: Suzanne Pierot
>Reply-To: Gardenwriters@topica.com
>To: Gardenwriters@topica.com
>Subject: Re: [GWL]: Usage and terminology
>Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 08:48:17 -0500
>
>In Costa Rica where so many of the big banana plantations are located, they
>call the new banana plants that come up from the root stock, "Sons".
>Suzanne Pierot
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Joe Seals"
>To: ;
>Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2002 9:30 AM
>Subject: Re: [GWL]: Usage and terminology
>
>
> > Sheri:
> >
> > I'd love to hear the answer to the first question
> > about recipe quoting. I don't have the answer.
> >
> > I did some research on the "banana pup" question,
> > though. Although I could find no TECHNICAL reference
> > to the phrase "Banana pup", there were quite a few LAY
> > references using that phrase. No where could I find
> > the combination "banana pip".
> >
> > "Pip", by the way, is a term used for a few plants...
> >
> > The American Heritage Dictionary offers this:
> > 3. A rootstock of certain flowering plants, especially
> > the lily of the valley. 4. Any of the small segments
> > that make up the surface of a pineapple.
> >
> > The "pip" of the lily-of-the-valley (Convallaria) has
> > been described as "rootstock" or "rhizome", almost
> > always preceded by "upright".
> >
> > I'm hoping someone else offers a technical bit on the
> > banana, be it "pup" or "pip".
> >
> > Joe
> > --- Sheri Richerson wrote:
> > > I have a couple questions here. I was taught that
> > > you could reference
> > > recipes, information, etc. from another source as
> > > long as it was
> > > properly credited. I recently got into a situation
> > > where I am being
> > > syndicated and was told that I could only do that if
> > > it was under 50
> > > words. What is correct? It is a recipe I was using
> > > if that makes any
> > > difference and I did not use it word for word.
> > >
> > > Also, has anyone ever heard of banana pups called
> > > pips? My new editor
> > > said she had heard them called pips and thought pups
> > > was the wrong word.
> > > She also said she thought pips was a plant term. I
> > > have never heard of
> > > the word pips. Can anyone let me know the answer to
> > > this one?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Sheri
> > >
> > >
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