De'vID:
{'oQqar} means "root, tuber". This seems to indicate that the word refers to the underground part of a plant. But like {ghargh}, it wouldn't surprise me if the edible part of a lotus (i.e., the underwater part) is also {'oQqar} to Klingons.
True, but this is just a speculation on your part, as my interpretation is of course a speculation on my part. Since we don't have a definite answer though, and since the Ca'Non definitions which contain {'oQqar} are with regards to plants such as onions, carrots, etc, I believe it would be quite a stretch to arbitrarily expand its' meaning on every kind of root. De'vID:
I think you're failing to understand that not all definitions which are comma- separated lists work the same way. Some are restrictive while others are expansive.
I understand this just fine. What I don't understand, is absent Ca'Non, who will decide in such cases, what goes for what word. Show me a Ca'Non example of {'oQqar} being used for "simple" roots, and I'll be convinced. ~ kjkbkb