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Narcissus in culture - uses of narcissus flowers by humans; Lime tree in culture - uses of the lime (linden) tree by humans; Rose symbolism - a more expansive list of symbolic meanings of the rose; Apple (symbolism) - a more expansive list of symbolic means for apples
Language of flowers. Floriography ( language of flowers) is a means of cryptological communication through the use or arrangement of flowers. Meaning has been attributed to flowers for thousands of years, and some form of floriography has been practiced in traditional cultures throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa.
Leontopodium nivale, commonly called edelweiss ( German: Alpen-Edelweiß, English pronunciation / ˈeɪdəlvaɪs / ⓘ AY-dəl-vice ), is a mountain flower belonging to the daisy or sunflower family Asteraceae. The plant prefers rocky limestone places at about 1,800–3,400 metres (5,900–11,200 ft) altitude. It is a non-toxic plant.
Hanakotoba (花言葉) is the Japanese form of the language of flowers. The language was meant to convey emotion and communicate directly to the recipient or viewer without needing the use of words. The language was meant to convey emotion and communicate directly to the recipient or viewer without needing the use of words.
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Ace ring, meant to be worn on the right middle finger. The ace ring, a black ring worn on the middle finger of one's right hand, is a way asexual people signify their asexuality. The ring is deliberately worn in a similar manner as one would a wedding ring to symbolize marriage. Use of the symbol began in 2005.
The rose is the national flower of England, a usage dating back to the English civil wars of the fifteenth century (later called Wars of the Roses ), in which a red rose represented the House of Lancaster, and a white rose represented the House of York. [19] The Tudor dynasty created the Tudor rose, which united both the white and the red roses ...
A complex fleuron with thistle from a 1870 edition of Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect. A fleuron ( / ˈflʊərɒn, - ən, ˈflɜːrɒn, - ən / [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 ...