ɐnˈʌðɚ pˈɑːsᵻbəl sˈoːɹs ʌvðə nˈeɪm ɪz ðə kˈʌlɚ ænd ʃˈeɪp ʌvðə bɹˈaɪt ɹˈɑːbɪnz ˈɛɡblˈuː kˈɜːnəlz ʌvðə ɡɹˈiːn pɹədʒˈɛktəl sˈiːdz.
Another possible source of the name is the color and shape of the bright robin's egg-blue kernels of the green projectile seeds.