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    In myth, they were said to have been white originally, but a nymph pricked her finger while plucking them to soothe a crying child, and her blood turned them red. Later, Crusaders wrote poems about them. By what name do we know them today? (Extra credit if you can give the Latin name, which pays tribute to the nymph.)

    Question #57845. Asked by lanfranco. (Jun 20 05 6:38 PM)


    Flem-ish

    		Rubus Idaeus aka raspberry. Named after the nymph Ida. The crying child was the infant Jupiter.

    Jun 20 05, 8:12 PM
    lanfranco

    		Excellent, Flem-ish. A yay!

    I was, of course, inspired to ask this question by gmack's about his late relative and the weird song.

    Jun 20 05, 8:16 PM

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