synonym problem

[Peter Stevens]

>This kind of problem may well crop up quite frequently and a 
>solution like this seems essential.


P.



>After having a quick look at the last release here in one potential 
>problem which the curators might face.
>
>example
>
>term name: rachis.
>The term appears twice in the ontology. Once as a term itself
>
>Rachis:PO:0020055: The main axis of a pinnate or more highly compound leaf.
>
>
>and second time as a synonym of
>Peduncle:PO:0009053, The stalk of an inflorescence.
>
>Can we adopt a rule here to always prefix the second anatomy term 
>like leaf/inflorescence thus making it distinguishable. In this 
>example it will be
>leaf rachis  PO:0020055
>and
>Peduncle:PO:0009053 synonym; inflorescence rachis
>
>Pankaj