sunseeds

[Charles C Doyle]

There's a sort of logic there, I suppose.  "Sunleaves," "sunroots," and "sunstems"--spelled as either one word or two--also get a smattering of Google hits.  The name of the plant, then, is "sun"--you know, like the cauli with its famous flower.

--Charlie
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Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 6:19 AM

This is a new one for me.

http://goo.gl/tux3X
> Argentina is a leading exporter of sunflower oil, and it is seen
> producing 2.8 million tonnes of sunseeds this season.
> The birds have a taste for sunseeds and also pick on corn kernels from
> the cobs, often ruining them.

The story is about damage to sunflower and other crops from flocks of
hungry parrots and pigeons.

There are 110K raw ghits for "sunseed" but all appear to be proper names.

     VS-)

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