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Contents 1 Petal symbolism 2 Picture 3 Taiwan's expressway signs 4 laxative 5 GA Re-Review and In-line citations 6 Reasons for GA Delisting 7 suggest merge from prune 8 not common knowledge

[edit] Petal symbolism

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"To the Taiwanese, the five petals flowers symbolize the five major nationalities of China (the Han, Manchu, Mongol, Hui, and Zang), and the five virtues (humanity, loyalty, ritual, wisdom, and trust)."

Doesnt it symbolize the 5 branches of government? A good number of Taiwanese would rather it not have anything to do with China (and I believe the blossom is on the proposed flag for the Republic of Taiwan). --Jiang

[edit] Picture

Another picture with sharper focus and different color.
[[Image:PlumBlossom.JPG]] --Kowlonese, Feb 2004

added. -Menchi 01:01, 22 Feb 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Taiwan's expressway signs

The flower is also the shape for Taiwan's expressway number signs. --jidanni

[edit] laxative

Why do prunes have laxative qualities? Chris 19:51, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

What quantity of plums, prunes, or prune juice are generally required to have a significant laxative effect?-69.87.200.164 16:06, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] GA Re-Review and In-line citations

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[edit] Reasons for GA Delisting

This article's GA status has been revoked because it fails criterion 2. b. of 'What is a Good Article?', which states;

(b) the citation of its sources using inline citations is required (this criterion is disputed by editors on Physics and Mathematics pages who have proposed a subject-specific guideline on citation, as well as some other editors — see talk page).

[edit] suggest merge from prune

It's the same fruit, in different stages, merge. Chris 07:16, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Chipotle is separate from Chili pepper, for example, so I would keep them separate. Prune juice is common, for example, but plum juice is not. --Diogenes00 22:28, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Strong Don't Merge You wouldn't merge cucumber and pickled cucumber, would you? What about grape and raisin? No. None of these are anywhere close to "obscure" in the english language. If Prune and Plum were longer and more detailed, you wouldn't even suggest it. Therefore, they must be lengthened, a noble quest which falls into my own hands. I MUST SAVE THE PRUNES!!! --Scharb 04:07, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

As Diogenes00 and Scharb said, food derivatives that are significantly different should have their own article. Another example would be popcorn. Kborer 15:20, 11 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] not common knowledge

It is not commonly known that a prune and a plum are even related. Someone will come to look and see what the origins of a prune is, without knowing it comes from the plum. And, well stated, a grape and a raisin are seen entirely different. It holds different attributes and tastes when dried out. They should remain seperate.