Re: Aroids in foreign languages

From: plantnut at macconnect.com (Dewey Fisk) on 1998.12.22 at 16:12:26(2861) This is an interesting topic and I certainly hope that others will reply... I once heard Jose Abalo, a noted Heliconia authority from Venezuela say that "It is difficult for a Spanish speaking person to pronounce Latin in English." From this point of view, I have no doubt that there are several unusual nams that have come up... Dewey +More >Dear Aroiders, >as I seen, the people which communicate on the Aroid L are from all over >the world. >So I want them asking if they can tell me how Aoids called and spelled >in their own language. For example in Germany they where called >"Aronstabgewaechse". >I need the names for a Flash movie, which will be inserted in my >forthcoming homepage. > >Thomas >moto_do@t-online.de Dewey E. Fisk, Plant Nut THE PHILODENDRON PHREAQUE Your Source for Tropical Araceae

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