Hi,


Pyriform wrote:

Randall R Schulz wrote:

Yo! Fire-Like Person,


Not entirely the image I had in mind, I must confess. But I like
it.

Oops... Well, I looked it up (better late than never, I suppose). It's
not the root I thoughg ("pyro" -- fire) but rather "pyrum" meaning "pear:"

pyr·i·form

pyr·i·form (pir??-fôrm´) adjective
Shaped like a pear.

[Medieval Latin pyrum, pear (alteration of Latin pirum) + -form.]

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Randy