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[Dixonary] Round 2818 - results!
Everyone who has submitted a def has voted, so I'll close slightly early.
Peter-see-me is a the name of a sweet Spanish wine, apparently derived from *Pedro Ximenes (*a type of grape). Our winner today is Tim Bourne, with his purple pukeko, which until now I had thought was native to New Zealand but I have discovered it is actually the Australasian swamphen, which doesn't sound nearly so exotic. Tim scored five natural points. Runner up, with 5 unnatural points is Johnny Barrs. Apologies again for making rather a hash of this round. I'll try to do better in future! Take it away Tim. 1. The persimmon. (N. Eng.) Nancy Shepherdson, who voted 9 & 11. Score: 1 Vote from Mike S. 2. A member of the sunflower family, _Rudbeckia hirta_, also called black-eyed-Susan. Mike Shefler, who voted 1 & 7. Score: 2 Votes from Johnny B & Tim B. 3. A sweet white Spanish wine from the Malaga region. OED D1 Vote from Johnny B. 4. A trailing, succulent perennial with glossy green foliage. It produces bright 1" flowers in the spring and summer. Judy Madnick, who voted 6 & 7. Score: 0 No votes. 5. Another name for Mimosa pudica, which is more commonly called "touch-me-not". Guerri Stevens, who voted 6 & 9. Score: 0 No votes. 6. Children's game based on the rhyme "fly-away Peter/fly away Paul" Johnny Barrs, who voted 2 & *3*. Score: 5 Votes from Keith H, Judy M & Guerri S. 7. The pukeko, or purple gallinule; a local name in New Zealand, particularly North Island, given by early European settlers due to its bright plumage. Tim Bourne, who voted 2 & 9. Score: 5 Votes from Dan W, Mike S, Judy M, Efrem M & Tim L. 8. (Bot.), an ornamental tree having long, handsome pinnate leaves, and greenish flowers of a disagreeable odor. Dan Widdis, who voted 7 & 11. Score: 1 Vote from Efrem M. 9. A tonsure. Tim Lodge, who voted 7 & 11. Score: 3. Votes from Nancy S, Tim B & Guerri S. 10. In trouble, called on the carpet. Keith Hale, who voted 6 & 11. Score: 0 No votes. 11. A variety of mushroom, so called for characteristic spots said to resemble eyes. Efrem Mallach, who voted 7 & 8. Score: 4. Votes from Dan W, Keith H, Nancy S & Tim L. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Dixonary" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dixonary+unsubscribe (AT) googlegroups (DOT) com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. |