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Nov062008

Retributive Botany

DateThu 2008-11-06

A wonderful term, invented by Henry Gee, meaning the art of taking revenge on a person by naming a plant after them.  See here and here for further explanation (though I suspect that Dr Joe Botanist is just a figment of Henry's twisted imagination).

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |

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