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  2. Fleuron (typography) - Wikipedia

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    A fleuron (/ ˈ f l ʊər ɒ n,-ə n, ˈ f l ɜːr ɒ n,-ə n / [1]), also known as printers' flower, is a typographic element, or glyph, used either as a punctuation mark or as an ornament for typographic compositions. Fleurons are stylized forms of flowers or leaves; the term derives from the Old French: floron ("flower"). [2]

  3. Gaillardia pulchella - Wikipedia

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    The branching stem of G. pulchella is hairy and upright, growing to 60 centimetres (24 inches) tall. [9] The leaves are alternate, mostly basal, 4–8 cm (1 + 5 ⁄ 8 – 3 + 1 ⁄ 8 in) long, with edges smooth to coarsely toothed or lobed.

  4. Doodle - Wikipedia

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    Doodle by Luise von Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen of Prussia, c. 1795. A doodle is a drawing made while a person's attention is otherwise occupied. Doodles are simple drawings that can have concrete representational meaning or may just be composed of random and abstract lines or shapes, generally without ever lifting the drawing device from the paper, in which case it is usually called a scribble.

  5. Flowers and Trees - Wikipedia

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    Flowers and Trees is a Silly Symphonies cartoon produced by Walt Disney, directed by Burt Gillett, and released to theatres by United Artists on July 30, 1932. [2] It was the first commercially released film to be produced in the full-color three-strip Technicolor process [ 3 ] after several years of two-color Technicolor films.

  6. Hattie Stewart - Wikipedia

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    She is best known for her so-called 'doodle-bombs' where she illustrates over magazine covers, [3] as well as her playful and brightly coloured iconography. [4] Stewart's art has been featured in numerous advertising campaigns, [ 5 ] [ 6 ] painted as large-scale murals [ 7 ] [ 8 ] and used as print designs on clothing [ 9 ] and footwear.

  7. Kalamkari - Wikipedia

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    Yellow dyes are made from dried flowers called aldekai (Telugu) or kadukai (Tamil) of the myrobalam, Terminalia chebula. [citation needed] Nowadays, in India, silk, mulmul, cotton, and synthetic saris are also sold with Kalamkari print. Printing is a much easier task than traditional Kalamkari work.

  8. National symbols of Cuba - Wikipedia

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    During the Spanish Colonial era, women would use the flowers to adorn their hair, and later during the Cuban War of Independence, women would use the plant's intricate inflorescence to carry secret messages. [7] National tree: Royal Palm: The Royal Palm is a large, ornamental species of palm tree, native to the Caribbean, and the mainland ...

  9. Saussurea obvallata - Wikipedia

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    Saussurea obvallata is a perennial growing to 0.3 m (1 ft). The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by insects. Flowers bloom in mid-monsoon (July–August) amongst the rocks and grasses of the hillside at an altitudinal range of 3700–4600 m.