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  2. Persian alphabet - Wikipedia

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    The Persian alphabet (Persian: الفبای فارسی, romanized: Alefbâ-ye Fârsi), also known as the Perso-Arabic script, is the right-to-left alphabet used for the Persian language. It is a variation of the Arabic script with five additional letters: پ چ ژ گ (the sounds 'g', 'zh', 'ch', and 'p', respectively), in addition to the ...

  3. Haft-sin - Wikipedia

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    Haft Seen or Haft sin (Persian: هفت‌سین) is an arrangement of seven symbolic items which names start with the letter "س" (pronounced as "seen"), the 15th letter in the Persian alphabet; "haft" (هفت) is Persian for "seven".

  4. Iris persica - Wikipedia

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    Iris persica needs warmth and shelter to blossom but can be grown in the open air. It flowers in February and March and may flower for up to six weeks in a row. The beauty of this plant attracted the attention of gardening writers including Vita Sackville-West, [6] Gertrude Jekyll, [7] and William Robinson in his 1893 book The English Flower Garden, [8] among others.

  5. List of plants by common name - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of plants organized by their common names. However, the common names of plants often vary from region to region, which is why most plant encyclopedias refer to plants using their scientific names , in other words using binomials or "Latin" names.

  6. Veronica persica - Wikipedia

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    Common names include birdeye speedwell, [2] common field-speedwell, [3] Persian speedwell, large field speedwell, bird's-eye, or winter speedwell. It is native to Eurasia and is widespread as an introduced species in the British Isles (where it was first recorded in 1825 [ 4 ] ), North America, eastern Asia , including Japan and China , and ...

  7. List of English words of Persian origin - Wikipedia

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    Etymology: Persian گلی حنا guli hinna, from Persian گل gul flower, rose + Arabic هنا/حنة hinna/henna. a Persian rug design consisting of a plant with central stem and attached star flowers. [135] Gulmohar Etymology: Hindi गुलमोहर gulmohur, from Persian جعل gul rose, flower + مهر muhr seal, gold coin. [136] Gunge

  8. Suri (flower) - Wikipedia

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    Suri is the Persian noun (سوری) for red rose and the adjective for red. In Persian , Suri is commonly used in reference to a celebration or a joyful gathering like a festivity. For example, the Persian holiday Chaharshanbe Suri literally translates to Red Wednesday.

  9. Ranunculus asiaticus - Wikipedia

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    Ranunculus asiaticus, the Persian buttercup, is a species of buttercup native to the eastern Mediterranean region, southwestern Asia, southeastern Europe (Crete, Karpathos and Rhodes), and northeastern Africa. [1] It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing up to 45 cm tall, with simple or branched stems.