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On Sun, 12 Sep 2004 12:45:20 +0100, Janet Tweedy
wrote: Is it me or is there a mistake in this weeks garden news crossword. I have completed all but 9 across which is left g-i-e-s clue "Species name meaning grey. I always believed glauca meant grey, well blue grey anyway. Is there a name for specifically 'grey' ? I have looked in all the RHS books I own but can't find the answer, also on the web each answer seems to be glauca Janet: I checked my Latin dictionary, which gives cinereus (grey); glaucus (blue-grey) or canus (grey with age) (glauc-a- would be the feminine form of glaucus). Then I checked an American book I have called "Gardener's Latin", and that offers"griseus: gray (sic "). I suspect therefore that your answer should be "gris" (like the French). Could your second letter be an -r- rather than an -i- ? -- Sally in Shropshire, UK bed and breakfast near Ludlow: http://www.stonybrook-ludlow.co.uk Reply To address is spam trap |
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