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| + | A '''weeper''' was a type of [[plant]] kept in the [[botany section]] of the [[life sciences department]] aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}. |
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| − | A '''Weeper''' is an animate, carnivorous plant. Its origin has remained unexplained; the only specimen seen to date was kept aboard the botanical section of the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS Enterprise]] by then-Lieutenant Hikaru [[Sulu]]. Nicknamed [[Beauregard]] by Yeoman [[Janice Rand]], the plant was a tall (3-foot) hollow rooted tube, from which pink flower petals could extend and retract like a grasping hand. The plant would purr in the presence of those it liked, but was capable of shrill, high-pitched cries when frightened. Sulu preferred to think of Beauregard as Gertrude. ([[TOS]]: [[The Man Trap]]). |
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| + | [[Lieutenant]] [[Hikaru Sulu]] was feeding the weepers when [[Yeoman]] [[Janice Rand]] dropped off his [[lunch]] [[tray]] in [[2266]]. ({{TOS|The Man Trap}}) |
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Latest revision as of 23:11, 15 November 2019
A weeper was a type of plant kept in the botany section of the life sciences department aboard the USS Enterprise.
Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu was feeding the weepers when Yeoman Janice Rand dropped off his lunch tray in 2266. (TOS: "The Man Trap")