orchitis ; - inflammation of the testicles

its easy to see the word orchid relationship to testicle in that word.. and the fruit of the orchid..is vanilla


1. Any of various tropical American vines of the genus Vanilla in the orchid family, especially V. planifolia, cultivated for its long narrow seedpods from which a flavoring agent is obtained. 2. The seedpod of this plant. Also called vanilla bean. 3. A flavoring extract prepared from the cured seedpods of this plant or produced synthetically.

ETYMOLOGY: Obsolete Spanish vainilla, diminutive of vaina, sheath (from the shape of its seedpods), from Latin vagina.

plain vanilla isn't so plain anymore!




my other obsession