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[at-l] Word of the day
>From my 14 year old: "Daaaaaaaaad!"
Me: "Whaaaaaaaaaaaat!"
Her: "What does sessile -- S - E - S - S - I - L - E mean?"
Me: "I dunno!"
Friend: "a botanical term meaning low to the ground, a plant without a =
stem . . ."
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Some time later
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If we may call hikers who sleep on the ground "sessile," what word =
describes a hiker who hammocks? arborile?
David Addleton
vocate atque non vocate deus aderit
http://dfaddleton.home.mindspring.com
http://dfaddleton.50megs.com
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