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why do they call it"mast" where does that term come from?i hear some call it mass also which to me seems more appropriate.
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It comes from a term referring to beech nuts, but it can be used to refer to any edible part of trees or shrubs. Apparently it can be pronounced either way (mast or mass) but it refers to the same stuff.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mast_(botany)
http://www.archive.org/stream/glossaryofbotani1928jack#page/222/mode/2up... (mass = mast)
http://www.archive.org/stream/glossaryofbotani1928jack#page/224/mode/2up... (original usage)
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It comes from a term referring to beech nuts, but it can be used to refer to any edible part of trees or shrubs. Apparently it can be pronounced either way (mast or mass) but it refers to the same stuff.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mast_(botany)
http://www.archive.org/stream/glossaryofbotani1928jack#page/222/mode/2up... (mass = mast)
http://www.archive.org/stream/glossaryofbotani1928jack#page/224/mode/2up... (original usage)
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