OTOH, a philanthropos is a grass that 'sticks to people'. [< classical Latin <NOBR>phipos (Pliny) < Hellenistic Greek goosegrass, cleavers (from its sticking to people), use as noun of , adjective (see PHILANTHROPE n.). As it is identical in form to the Latin word, examples of the English word cannot always be distinguished from references to the Latin word in an English context.] Either of two plants with seeds or other parts that cling to clothing, goosegrass (cleavers), Galium aparine, and agrimony, Agrimonia eupatoria. OE tr. Pseudo-Apuleius Herbarium (Hatton) clxxiv. 218 as wyrt e man philantropos [OE Vitell. fhylantropos, OE Harl. 585 phylantropos, c1150 Harl. 6258B philantropos] ph, æt ys on ure yeode menlufigende, for y heo wyle hrædlice to am men geclyfian. ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com