On the other hand
I've always disdained the American need to sanitize rape (Brassica spp.) as "canola." But a few weeks ago I encountered Orobanche uniflora out of the the corner of my eye at the botanic garden, along with its common name:
Jesus Christ people, can't you think of something else to call it? I'll take Strawberry Latte.
posted by Anonymous at 8:17 PM
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Abner Louima.
You're so street.
I first saw a field of rape in bloom in the French countryside. Beautiful, blue flowers. I asked what it was: colza. We looked it up for the English translation: rape. Uh, no, I said. That's not it. Quite sure, that's wrong. Ah, the days when I had faith in the good sense of botanists...
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