The last day of May leads to the first day of the hurricane season which is tomorrow, and the jack fruits are getting big... actually, enormous is a more accurate word for this year. Hopefully they will stay in good shape until they are ripe. Wish me luck...
i know 'arto' means small in latin
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i always like to try and find out what the plants names mean in english, it gives a better perspective to me. I can see them clearer. If you know what it means in english, please comment back.
thanks
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Artos means bread
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So the name says it's a bread fruit.
You can see some reference here:
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and:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Code_of_Nomenclature_for_Cultivated_Plants
very nice plants.......
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