Did you know, you national tree is schizocarpic?
Funny word, eh? It actually has nothing to do with our schizo carpic head janny.
It actually has nothing to do with to do with schizophrenia, or cyprinidae.
The word schizocarpic means that a plant makes seeds in pair of 2, evenly divided twins. Florists have an odd way to name things.
Our cherished Maple is schizocarpic. Is our schizo carp a maple?
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