Rapscallion

rapscallion \rap-ˈskal-yən\ noun: rascal, ne’er-do-well

Etymology: alteration of earlier rascallion, irregular from rascal

EIGHTEEN — Project Greensleeves holds the most promise if its considerable technological and biological challenges can be met. It purports to overcome the human species’ reliance on consumption of food and expulsion of waste by converting people into photosynthesizing creatures modeled on plants.