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Unless you use the word to describe a different type of tree than the standard Ulmus minor elm, elms = elms.
by JimmyL 17y ago
Unless you use the word to describe a different type of tree than the standard Ulmus minor elm, elms = elms.
- andrewcooke 17y agoI messed up. I meant[1] sycamores, and they do seem to be a kind of maple. Whether they actually are sycamores, or some other kind of maple, I have no idea. [1] More exactly, I had got the leaves/names mismatched, which is why I was pretty sure it was a maple (because of the Canadian flag). If that makes sense...! [edit: OK, they're not sycamores either, because the seeds are different. Still trying to work our what they really are.... later: I don't have a clue. I'm not even sure they're maples, because the seeds are this kind of yellow/green dust, not samaras. Sorry!] [even later, OK, they're called "Platano Oriental" (eastern banana?!). http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platanus_orientalis http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platanus_orientalis - translated in the english page as "Oriental Plane", from the Platanaceae family. So not maples at all. And here's a photo that appears to be just outside where we live, to give a picture of Chile that is significantly different from what is on the TV right now http://www.fotolog.com/mis_rincones/41894088 http://www.fotolog.com/mis_rincones/41894088 (as I write this, what feels like a V aftershock rocks the building)] [And el Mercurio - local 'posh' paper - now have photos up. Probably the best collection of photos of the quake, if anyone is still curious - http://www.fotos.emol.com/?G_ID=13635 http://www.fotos.emol.com/?G_ID=13635 ]