Butthole tree

[Wilson Gray]

On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 2:41 PM, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:
> From its resemblance to ... butt-ocks.

More likely, from its resemblance to a butthole. Anus-looking
protuberances are fairly common on trees, but a growth that resembles
a buttock is. IME, quite rare. A buttock doesn't look like an anus, in
any case.

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