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Old 17-08-2008, 11:10 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Damons? Plums?

On 17/8/08 23:02, in article , "Nick
Maclaren" wrote:


In article ,
Sacha writes:
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| Bit like 'mūres' which, I think, can mean both blackberries or
mulberries.
| I imagine it's more often used to mean blackberries.
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| Mūre sauvage, oł Mūre de ronce. Mūre (seul), = mulberry
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| No doubt it will be shortened if the context allows...
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| Mūre de rance being of the River Rance or some other context?

No. Ronce = bramble. I didn't know that - I looked it up.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.


Must be old age - I mis-read ronce/rance. Thanks for the clarification and
no, I didn't know 'ronce', either.


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