diff --git a/plugins/FeedsTermProcessor.inc b/plugins/FeedsTermProcessor.inc
index b6de254b2c5a3caccf8f1248dd3db6382bf9d3ea..f5693d2dd83db821cf50225c46284962ffdf8c3d 100644
--- a/plugins/FeedsTermProcessor.inc
+++ b/plugins/FeedsTermProcessor.inc
@@ -196,12 +196,12 @@ class FeedsTermProcessor extends FeedsProcessor {
        ),
       'parent' => array(
         'name' => t('Parent: Term name'),
-        'description' => t('Name of the parent term.'),
+        'description' => t('The name of the parent taxonomy term.'),
         'optional_unique' => TRUE,
       ),
       'parentguid' => array(
         'name' => t('Parent: GUID'),
-        'description' => t("The GUID of the item's parent term."),
+        'description' => t('The GUID of the parent taxonomy term.'),
         'optional_unique' => TRUE,
       ),
       'weight' => array(