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Lotus tree: A plant in Greek mythology bearing a fruit that causes pleasant drowsiness. Moly: A magic herb in Greek mythology with a black root and white blossoms. Raskovnik: A magic plant in Serbian mythology which can open any lock. Vegetable Lamb of Tartary: A mythical plant supposed by medieval thinkers to explain the existence of cotton.
Fourteen story books were written, each containing two short stories about a group of characters who were anthropomorphic fruit and vegetables living an almost human life, selling over 8 million copies. [citation needed] In addition to the fourteen story books, there were also three other books - an annual and two colouring books.
Boris Karloff in James Whale's 1931 film Frankenstein, based on Mary Shelley's 1818 novel.The monster is created by an unorthodox biology experiment.. Biology appears in fiction, especially but not only in science fiction, both in the shape of real aspects of the science, used as themes or plot devices, and in the form of fictional elements, whether fictional extensions or applications of ...
Dune by Frank Herbert. Dune is epic sci-fi. Operatic sci-fi. It’s the sci-fi of world (nay, universe) building, and in that sense it shares much with the fantasy genre—those works inspired by ...
Pages in category "Fruit and vegetable characters" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Merriam-Webster defines "fruit" as "the usually edible reproductive body of a seed plant." Most often, these seed plants are sweet and enjoyed as dessert (think berries and melons), but some ...
List of culinary fruits; List of culinary herbs and spices; List of culinary nuts; List of dried foods; List of edible seeds; List of snack foods; List of vegetables; Local food – Food produced within a short distance of where it is consumed; Neolithic Revolution – Transition in human history from hunter-gatherer to settled peoples
The 1962 film of John Wyndham's 1951 science fiction novel The Day of the Triffids depicted aggressive and seemingly intelligent plants. Further information: List of fictional plants Both real and fictitious plants play a wide variety of roles in literature and film . [ 41 ]