On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 12:38 PM, Robert Paul <rpaul@xxxxxxxx> wrote: >> 2) What are those little strings that are on a banana after you peel >> it called? God I hate those! > > phloem bundles Excellent! Thank you. You've answered a lifelong question for me. > Doesn't that make them sound more friendly? Veinity, thy name is Phloem. p ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html