They had never seen such a tree, but at the same time they had no way of confirm that it didn't exist. Maybe they weren't literal eyes either? It took them a minute to realize Indigo had already turned to leave while they were lost in their own hypotheses, and they had to rush over with their own bundle in tow.
"Oh, pardon me! I have an interest in proper nomenclature, so I used those names. The common names for those trees are 'rainbow eucalyptus' and 'Pacific madrone', so perhaps those are more familiar?"
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They had never seen such a tree, but at the same time they had no way of confirm that it didn't exist. Maybe they weren't literal eyes either? It took them a minute to realize Indigo had already turned to leave while they were lost in their own hypotheses, and they had to rush over with their own bundle in tow.
"Oh, pardon me! I have an interest in proper nomenclature, so I used those names. The common names for those trees are 'rainbow eucalyptus' and 'Pacific madrone', so perhaps those are more familiar?"