Dear Tobias:
If I can understand the words one by one, Granos has to do with grains and
the word `acuminados' can be understood to do something with the word
`ACUTE' which means pointed. Althouogh I don't understand much of
Spanish, combining both should have something to do with the shape of the
grains. Possible that they call maize "granos acuminados" because of its
shape:-pointed towards one end.
Best
SURESH
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SURESH NAIK
Plant Molecular Biology Unit
Division of Biochemical Sciences
National Chemical Laboratory
Pune 411 008
INDIA
FAX: +91-212-338234
Email: snaik at kelvin.ncl.res.in
"ONLY WHEN THE LAST TREE HAS DIED &
THE LAST RIVER POISONED & THE LAST
FISH CAUGHT WILL WE REALIZE WE
CAN'T EAT MONEY"
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