[Fwd: poison ivy]

[Koontz John E]

On Wed, 21 Feb 2001, RLR wrote:
> > It may be worth pointing out that there is no reason to expect terms in a
> > given language, English or Siouan, to map one-for-one to Linnaean species,
>
> This is true, but at least we wouldn't expect multiple overlaps with
> harmless species.

I wouldn't expect so.  We might expect several of the poisonous species to
go under a single name, however, or to be regarded as subkinds of a single
higher kind, perhaps including stinging nettles, etc.


> I noted that in at least one language there was an interjection listed
> with the notation approximately "as when someone notices that he has
> gotten poison ivy."

I know one in English, but it's homophonous with my term for excrement.

JEK