Re: [CH] Pequin vs Tepin
Jim Graham (spooky130@cox.net)
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 15:08:34 -0500
On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 02:16:48PM -0500, jim wrote:
> Pequin must translate to 'bird pepper' ;-)
I thought "bird pepper" was a general reference to those varieties of
peppers which spread their seeds by having the fruit grow upwards to
attract birds (who eat it, and crap out the undigested seeds). Was
the above a joke? Or did I have it wrong?
Oh, and back to my original question...any info on that?
Later,
--jim
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