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Today's Etymology: *Arachis hypogea* *Arachis* was the name, among the ancient Greeks, of some leguminous weed, not the peanut. The precise ancient meaning of *arachis* is unknown but the components of the word suggest that *arachis* may have been composed of: /a/ Greek ‘not’ + rachis Greek ‘spine, backbone The species epithet hypogea refers to underground, subterranean. -- Selvalakshmi S. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
