>You might also be surprised to learn that both picea and abies are three 
>syllable words, in each case the stress is on the first syllable. 
Abies is a three syllable word just like rabies and scabies are. 
All three words are exact rhymes in Latin (short I, long e), and exact rhymes 
in English, too.
Bob Nold
Denver, Colorado, USA
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