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Originally Posted by issybird
Feather or turban?
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Originally Posted by Fbone
Very good. It is the manchineel (Hippomane mancinella) of the Florida Everglades and the Caribbean coast. And poor Ponce de Leon was killed by an arrow poisoned by the sap from this tree. The tree is so deadly that standing under it in a rain shower will blister skin and cause blindness. The smoke from burning its wood is fatal. Some countries put a red "X" on its bark to warn people. It's apple-like fruit is poisonous also.
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Wow! I don't think we have trees or stuff that poisonarse in Oz!
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Originally Posted by Stitchawl
Quick and easy... if you know the answer.
What is the world's largest flower?
Where is it found?
Why don't yound Debs wear it to the cotillion?
Stitchawl
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Is it the big stinky one in New Guinea or Borneo - stinks like rotten meat - that one is pretty big but I canny remember the name of it.