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Tue 19 Apr, 2011 04:33 am
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Taking the pips! Scientists develop 'mutant' orange with almost no seeds
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 5:23 PM on 12th April 2011
Comments (34) Add to My Stories If you give oranges a miss because of the annoying pips then this could be the fruit to tantalise your taste buds.
Experts have developed a new variety which contains as little as two or three seeds in each fruit, compared to the usual 15 to 30.
The new variety is known as the KinnowLS - the LS stands for low seeded.
More:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1376135/Scientists-develop-new-orange-pips.html
Yes, the pips are the seeds.
@oristarA,
This must be old news. I cant remebr the last time I had an orange with seeds in it.
Mandarines have pips but I love em.
@chai2,
Thank you.
Take = take away ( in this case)?
Taking the pips is not a standard locution--the author of the article is making a pun on an expression common among many speakers of the English langauge (but not used in the American language) which is "taking the piss," and which means to mock someone, or to make of them a figure of fun. The author is not doing that, he is just using the figure to make a slyly humorous title.
@Setanta,
Setanta wrote:
Taking the pips is not a standard locution--the author of the article is making a pun on an expression common among many speakers of the English langauge (but not used in the American language) which is "taking the piss," and which means to mock someone, or to make of them a figure of fun. The author is not doing that, he is just using the figure to make a slyly humorous title.
Thanks.
One of the possible meanings of the pun is "taking away the seeds?"
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