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[IBC] "yamadori" boxwood
I'm glad Craig said it first, but I was about to jump in. Having lived in
Japan in the middle 1950s, I still remember a little of the language, and yama is a word that sticks, as in Fuji Yama. Ed Castillo (wondering how hard this week's hurricane will hit the East Coast) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Craig Cowing" To: Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 8:01 AM Subject: [IBC] "yamadori" boxwood Kitsune Miko wrote: snip Yama means picked, dori means mountain. Kitsune Miko At the risk of contradicting someone who uses a Japanese name as a pseudonym ;0}, I am quite sure that it is the other way around--this I got from two native Japanese. "Yama" means "mountain." "Dori" is from the Japanese verb "to take." Craig Cowing NY Zone 5b/6a Sunset 37 +++++ ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Dale Cochoy++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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