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Old 13-12-2003, 10:03 PM
David Hill
 
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"...........They don't know what a granadillo is, though some of my English
dictionaries do. ..........."

Well my old "Bible" printed in the 20's says about Granadillo is.......A
name used for the fruits of 2 or more kinds of Passion flower ; Passiflora
quadrangularis and P. edulis.......

Then for TAMARINDUS INDIC Tamarind

It is a tropical tree which produces fruits of considerable medicinal value.
This tree which is found wild in tropical Asia and Africa belongs to the pea
family.
The name Tamarind is derived from tamar, date, and indus, India, the plant
sometimes called the Indian date................


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