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Re: [nafex] Dios Virginiana

From: Lucky Pittman <Lucky.Pittman@murraystate.edu>
To: nafex@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [nafex] Dios Virginiana
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2001 12:01:21 -0600

At 12:43 PM 03/21/2001 -0500, Don wrote:
> What in heaven's name is Dios Virginiana? Am I the only one who
>doesn't know? Literally translated from the ancient Latino, it would
>mean "God of Virginia". I thought that was our governor, James Gilmore.

Don, I'm pretty sure it was meant as an abbreviation of Diospyros
virginiana - the American persimmon - fruit of the gods, from VA.

Lucky Pittman
USDA Zone 6
Hopkinsville, KY

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[nafex] Dios Virginiana, Don Yellman, 03/21/2001
- Re: [nafex] Dios Virginiana, Lucky Pittman, 03/21/2001
  - Re: [nafex] Dios Virginiana, Helga and Bert Dunn, 03/21/2001
    - [nafex] Persimmons & Pawpaws in zone 4?, Lucky Pittman, 03/21/2001
      - Re: [nafex] Persimmons & Pawpaws in zone 4?, Helga and Bert Dunn, 03/21/2001
        
        Re: [nafex] Persimmons & Pawpaws in zone 4?, Sam Brungardt, 03/22/2001
      - Re: [nafex] Persimmons & Pawpaws in zone 4?, John Van Hazinga, 03/22/2001
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: [nafex] Dios Virginiana, Lon J. Rombough, 03/21/2001