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    Where, specifically, would one have been in order to witness a plant that flowered an unusually meaty fruit that was once an explanation for a common textile, and can you provide a picture?

    Question #74665. Asked by peasypod. (Jan 18 07 5:07 AM)


    thoughtform

    		Sumatra, indonesia, the plant is called The Giant Rat of Sumatra.

    Jan 18 07, 11:17 AM
    lanfranco

    		Now, this was interesting. We must be talking about the "Vegetable Lamb of Tartary," a semi-mythical Asian plant, once thought to be the explanation for cotton.

    Illustration included:


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetable_Lamb_of_Tartary

    Jan 18 07, 1:04 PM
    peasypod

    		We certainly are, Frankie, and the perfect illustration, too.

    A Golden Roast Minted Lamb Leg for you.

    Jan 18 07, 3:36 PM

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