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Can you Guess What This Picture Is?

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Re: Can you Guess What This Picture Is?
« Reply #3280 on: 10/05/2009 19:14:47 »
No carrots, funny bulbous bottoms vegies, Christmas trees or ferns.
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Re: Can you Guess What This Picture Is?
« Reply #3281 on: 10/05/2009 22:41:33 »
Is it a small plant?
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Re: Can you Guess What This Picture Is?
« Reply #3282 on: 10/05/2009 23:19:12 »
relatively, yes, but not microscopic.
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Re: Can you Guess What This Picture Is?
« Reply #3283 on: 11/05/2009 06:08:50 »
Does it flower?
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Re: Can you Guess What This Picture Is?
« Reply #3284 on: 11/05/2009 16:12:16 »
Yes
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Re: Can you Guess What This Picture Is?
« Reply #3285 on: 11/05/2009 16:56:22 »
is it edible?
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Re: Can you Guess What This Picture Is?
« Reply #3286 on: 11/05/2009 18:12:32 »
yes
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Re: Can you Guess What This Picture Is?
« Reply #3287 on: 12/05/2009 07:30:10 »
Juniper?
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Re: Can you Guess What This Picture Is?
« Reply #3288 on: 12/05/2009 10:11:31 »
NO - this I believe is the third time fir trees have been nominated. 
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Re: Can you Guess What This Picture Is?
« Reply #3289 on: 12/05/2009 10:30:16 »
Some sort of grass?
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Re: Can you Guess What This Picture Is?
« Reply #3290 on: 12/05/2009 10:35:38 »
Is it a herb?
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Re: Can you Guess What This Picture Is?
« Reply #3291 on: 12/05/2009 10:48:19 »
no
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Re: Can you Guess What This Picture Is?
« Reply #3292 on: 12/05/2009 10:49:40 »
If it is to be classified, it is a vegetable.
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Re: Can you Guess What This Picture Is?
« Reply #3293 on: 12/05/2009 10:54:32 »
Terrestrial or aquatic?
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Re: Can you Guess What This Picture Is?
« Reply #3294 on: 12/05/2009 11:04:57 »
Quote from: _Stefan_ on 10/05/2009 05:31:59
Is it aquatic?
Quote from: JimBob on 10/05/2009 05:35:26
No
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Re: Can you Guess What This Picture Is?
« Reply #3295 on: 12/05/2009 11:09:19 »
Quote from: Chemistry4me on 12/05/2009 11:04:57
Quote from: _Stefan_ on 10/05/2009 05:31:59
Is it aquatic?
Quote from: JimBob on 10/05/2009 05:35:26
No

Ok! Ok! So I'm not paying attention...

Fir tree?

JOKE!!!
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Re: Can you Guess What This Picture Is?
« Reply #3296 on: 12/05/2009 11:10:50 »
I was just saying that incase JimBob had fallen asleep and you were on the verge of getting an answer and you needed that one clue!! [:)]
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Re: Can you Guess What This Picture Is?
« Reply #3297 on: 12/05/2009 11:35:53 »
Thanks C4M....

So, this vegetable. Do you eat the green bit shown in the photo, or the seed body? Is it a salad veg? Is it actually a culinary vegetable?
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Re: Can you Guess What This Picture Is?
« Reply #3298 on: 12/05/2009 18:35:42 »
you eat the stalk
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Re: Can you Guess What This Picture Is?
« Reply #3299 on: 13/05/2009 05:38:10 »
Ok, Ok - I am ashamed of my colleagues - It is so simple

One of the oldest and most primitive forms of monocots --



































it is asparagus.
Photo from wiki page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asparagus

I had some for dinner two days ago.
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