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Language of flowers – cryptological communication through the use or arrangement of flowers; Hanakotoba, also known as 花言葉 – Japanese form of the language of flowers; List of national flowers – flowers that represent specific geographic areas
Bird's-Foot Trefoil. Another dainty flower with a dark meaning behind it, the bird's-foot trefoil flower symbolizes revenge.While revenge is never the answer in real life, writers can use this ...
Lotus flower. The sacred lotus flower is an aquatic perennial plant that typically blooms vibrant petals of pink and white shades. It is one of the most beautiful plants to look at, but the lotus ...
Illustration from Floral Poetry and the Language of Flowers (1877). According to Jayne Alcock, grounds and gardens supervisor at the Walled Gardens of Cannington, the renewed Victorian era interest in the language of flowers finds its roots in Ottoman Turkey, specifically the court in Constantinople [1] and an obsession it held with tulips during the first half of the 18th century.
Acorus calamus (also called sweet flag, sway or muskrat root, among many other common names [3]) is a species of flowering plant with psychoactive chemicals.It is a tall wetland monocot of the family Acoraceae, in the genus Acorus.
Calotropis gigantea plant in southern part of India near Bangalore Calotropis gigantea flower in Belur Math, Howrah, West Bengal. Calotropis gigantea, the crown flower, is a species of Calotropis native to Cambodia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, China, Pakistan, and Nepal.
Symbols of wisdom and love, asters are linked to Greek mythology (the goddess Astraea wept because there weren't enough stars in the sky, and when her tears fell to earth they turned into the star ...
Poppies are herbaceous plants, often grown for their colourful flowers. One species of poppy, Papaver somniferum , is the source of the narcotic drug mixture opium , which contains powerful medicinal alkaloids such as morphine and has been used since ancient times as an analgesic and narcotic medicinal and recreational drug .