tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post111844260399361077..comments2024-03-04T03:40:11.172-05:00Comments on No rules. Just write.: Photo: New Guinea impatiensBrenda Coulterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13528691681455659296noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1118489085640937142005-06-11T07:24:00.000-04:002005-06-11T07:24:00.000-04:00Lawyers are taught never to ask in court a questio...Lawyers are taught never to ask in court a question to which they do not already know the answer. I'm beginning to think that's excellent advice for bloggers, too. I just went <A HREF="http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=pachysandra&searchmode=none" REL="nofollow">here</A> and learned that pachysandra comes from:<BR/><B>Gk. <I>packhys</I> "thick" + <I>aner</I> (gen. <I>andros</I>) "man," used in botany to mean "having stamens." </B><BR/><BR/>Ahem. Maybe we'd better get back to elephants. Since they're pachyderms and I'm figuring "derm" means "skin", it looks like pachyderm means "thick-skinned".Brenda Coulterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13528691681455659296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1118460121395611262005-06-10T23:22:00.000-04:002005-06-10T23:22:00.000-04:00According to the etymology on this site (http://di...According to the etymology on this site (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=pachysandra), the name is smutty.<BR/><BR/>And you say you write romance for the deep relational issues. Your garden is telling the <I>real</I> story, Brenda.<BR/><BR/>--Chris (dFm)Mikesellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522375368851193970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9791523.post-1118455133436498732005-06-10T21:58:00.000-04:002005-06-10T21:58:00.000-04:00Pachysandra, is a popular groundcover in the US, i...Pachysandra, is a popular groundcover in the US, it will grow where little eles will grow, it practically difies weedsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com