Pronounciation of "anacharis"?

ann Act er iss ~ jan

Here in (temporarily cool & dry) Southcentral
TX it's pronounced like it is in the much lovelier
PNW. I.e., what Jan said.
Gail

I'd go for cool & dry. I'm on the eastside of the PNW, so we're HOT and
dry. Suppose to see triple digits for the next 4-5 days in a row, otherwise
just upper 90s. ;o) Luckily we're rarely humid. ~ jan


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Anacharis \An*ach"a*ris\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? up + ? grace.]
(Bot.)
A fresh-water weed of the frog's-bit family
({Hydrocharidace[ae]}), native to America. Transferred to
England it became an obstruction to navigation. Called also
{waterweed} and {water thyme}.

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Looks like the PNW & Texas got it right. ;o) ~ jan

On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 17:25:34 -0400, "Stephen M. Henning" wrote:

Anacharis \An*ach"a*ris\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? up + ? grace.]
(Bot.)
A fresh-water weed of the frog's-bit family
({Hydrocharidace[ae]}), native to America. Transferred to
England it became an obstruction to navigation. Called also
{waterweed} and {water thyme}.

~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~