diff --git a/utils-tests.rkt b/utils-tests.rkt
index 945c74e..dd46c80 100644
--- a/utils-tests.rkt
+++ b/utils-tests.rkt
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     (check-equal? (hash-ref mp 'b) "(not b)"))
   (check-equal? (string->any "(or b (not a))") '(or b (not a)))
   (check-equal? (string->any "14") 14)
-  (check-equal? (read-org-table "((\"a\" \"(and a b)\") (\"b\" \"(or b (not a))\"))")
+  (check-equal? (read-org-sexp "((\"a\" \"(and a b)\") (\"b\" \"(or b (not a))\"))")
                 '(("a" "(and a b)") ("b" "(or b (not a))")))
   (check-equal? (unstringify-pairs '(("a" . "1") ("b" . "(and a (not b))")))
                 '((a . 1) (b . (and a (not b)))))
diff --git a/utils.rkt b/utils.rkt
index 490cad7..94a8c8e 100644
--- a/utils.rkt
+++ b/utils.rkt
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
                [any->string (-> any/c string?)]
                [stringify-variable-mapping (-> variable-mapping? string-variable-mapping?)]
                [string->any (-> string? any/c)]
-               [read-org-table (-> string? (listof any/c))]
+               [read-org-sexp (-> string? (listof any/c))]
                [unstringify-pairs (-> (listof (general-pair/c string? any/c))
                                       (listof (general-pair/c symbol? any/c)))]
                [read-org-variable-mapping (-> string? variable-mapping?)]
@@ -183,9 +183,9 @@
 (define (string->any str)
   (with-input-from-string str (λ () (read))))
 
-;;; Reads a table from a string produced by Org-mode for a named
-;;; table.  See example.org for examples.
-(define (read-org-table str) (string->any str))
+;;; Reads a sexp from a string produced by Org-mode for a named table.
+;;; See example.org for examples.
+(define (read-org-sexp str) (string->any str))
 
 ;;; A contract allowing pairs constructed via cons or via list.
 (define (general-pair/c key-contract val-contract)
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@
 ;;; Reads a variable mapping from a string, such as the one which
 ;;; Org-mode produces from tables.
 (define (read-org-variable-mapping str)
-  (make-hash (unstringify-pairs (read-org-table str))))
+  (make-hash (unstringify-pairs (read-org-sexp str))))
 
 ;;; A synonym for read-org-variable-mapping.
 (define-syntax-rule (unorg str) (read-org-variable-mapping str))