Re: botanical babble

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• Subject: Re: botanical babble
• From: B*@monterey.edu (Barry Garcia)
• Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1999 18:52:03 -0800
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theryans@xtra.co.nz writes:
>Oxalis pes-caprae, BTW, is known as "soursops" in Australia


Right there is a good example of why common names are bad to use by
themselves...

To me, if i heard someone discussing "Soursops" i would have thought
they were talking about Annona muricata, which is called either Soursop
or Guanabana. Its not even herbaceous, since its a tropical fruit
tree...

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