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Index of Subjects --001a11c13e26d741270510677327 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 David's looking for "subnivea", the habitat under the snow cover, but still above ground. "Mice" and weasels are denizens of this habitat. But hypopagea is still different....(insert maniacal laughter here!) Randy _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS. On 3 March 2015 at 15:08, Stephen Shaw <srshaw@dal.ca> wrote: > Thanks to all respondents. > As usual DW (below) has scored highest on this test, discovering apparent > parallel evolution of the root. > All Greek to me too, but Randy must be pleased to be vindicated. > Steve (Hfx) > > Begin forwarded message: > > *From: *David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com> > *Subject: * *Re: [NatureNS] hypopag-something: what is it?* > *Date: *March 3, 2015 at 12:30:55 PM AST > *To: *Steve Shaw <srshaw@dal.ca> > > Probably hypogeous/hypogaeous ; Bot/Zoo; growing or ripening underground. > From the Peanut Gallery. > > > Also there is a hyponivea or some such word meaning under the snow but I > can't find it. > DW > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Shaw" <srshaw@Dal.Ca> > To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2015 12:01 PM > Subject: [NatureNS] hypopag-something: what is it? > > > A recent announcement of an upcoming talk in New Glasgow involving Randy > was to concern insects on and under the snow. > It mentioned the unfamiliar-to-me word 'hypopagea' (or maybe it was > 'hypopagaea' -- I've deleted the post), so I made a note to look it up. > > Nothing on Wikipedia under either spelling, and more surprisingly nothing > useful on Google, where I usually get at least million hits for anything. > (There's a thesis in Spanish on _Arachis hypopagaea_, not sure what that > is) > > Have I got the spelling wrong, or is this a neologism? Please explain, > someone. > Steve > > > --001a11c13e26d741270510677327 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">David's looking for "subnivea", the habitat = under the snow cover, but still above ground. "Mice" and weasels = are denizens of this habitat.<div><br></div><div>But hypopagea is still dif= ferent....(insert maniacal laughter here!)</div><div><br></div><div>Randy</= div></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><div class=3D"g= mail_signature">_________________________________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the= boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.</div></div> <br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 3 March 2015 at 15:08, Stephen Shaw <span= dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:srshaw@dal.ca" target=3D"_blank">srshaw@= dal.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"= margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> <div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word"> Thanks to all respondents. <div>As usual DW (below) has scored highest on this test, discovering appar= ent parallel evolution of the root. =C2=A0</div> <div>All Greek to me too, but Randy must be pleased to be vindicated.</div> <div>Steve (Hfx)</div> <div>=C2=A0</div> <div> <div> <div>Begin forwarded message:</div> <blockquote type=3D"cite"> <div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left= :0px"> <span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>Fr= om: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'">David & = Alison Webster <<a href=3D"mailto:dwebster@glinx.com" target=3D"_blank">= dwebster@glinx.com</a>><br> </span></div> <div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left= :0px"> <span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>Su= bject: </b> </span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'"><b>Re: [NatureNS] hy= popag-something: what is it?</b><br> </span></div> <div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left= :0px"> <span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>Da= te: </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'">March 3, 201= 5 at 12:30:55 PM AST<br> </span></div> <div style=3D"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left= :0px"> <span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica';color:rgba(0,0,0,1.0)"><b>To= : </b></span><span style=3D"font-family:'Helvetica'">Steve Shaw <= ;srshaw@dal.ca><b= r> </span></div> <br> <div>Probably hypogeous/hypogaeous ; Bot/Zoo; growing or ripening undergrou= nd. From the Peanut Gallery.<br> </div> </blockquote> <br> <blockquote type=3D"cite"> <div>Also there is a hyponivea or some such word meaning under the snow but= I can't find it.<br> DW<br> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Shaw" <<a href=3D"= mailto:srshaw@Dal.Ca" target=3D"_blank">srshaw@Dal.Ca</a>><br> To: <<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"_blank">nature= ns@chebucto.ns.ca</a>><br> Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2015 12:01 PM<span class=3D""><br> Subject: [NatureNS] hypopag-something: what is it?<br> <br> <br> </span><span class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite">A recent announcement of = an upcoming talk in New Glasgow involving Randy was to concern insects on a= nd under the snow.<br> It mentioned the unfamiliar-to-me word 'hypopagea' (or maybe it was= 'hypopagaea' -- I've deleted the post), so I made a note to lo= ok it up.<br> <br> Nothing on Wikipedia under either spelling, and more surprisingly nothing u= seful on Google, where I usually get at least million hits for anything.<br= > (There's a thesis in Spanish on _Arachis hypopagaea_, not sure what tha= t is)<br> <br> Have I got the spelling wrong, or is this a neologism?=C2=A0 Please explain= , someone.<br> Steve<br> <br> </blockquote> </span></div> </blockquote> </div> <br> </div> </div> </blockquote></div><br></div> --001a11c13e26d741270510677327--
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