Re: Alien invaders

From: John Walker (jorwa@syspac.com)
Date: Thu Jul 31 1997 - 14:24:09 PDT

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Date: Thu, 31 Jul 1997 14:24:09 -0700 (MST)
From: John Walker <jorwa@syspac.com>
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Subject: Re: Alien invaders

At 12:29 PM 7/31/97 -0700, you wrote:
> Does anyone know how the Utricularia species was introduced? If it was
>via wind or waterfowl, would this still make it a "weed"?
>John Phillips
>phillips@library.ucsf.edu
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>From the Random House Dictionary :

weed 1. a valueless, troublesome plant growing wild, esp. one that crowds
or damages the desired crop.

>From Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary:

weed (1) : a plant that is not valued where it is growing and is use. of
rank grouth; esp. one that tends to overgrow or choke out more desirable plants.

The word weed is defined by it's value (to mankind) or lack thereof, not by
who or what spread them.

Regards,
John in Phoenix

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