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The "golden flower" referred to in the 2006 movie Curse of the Golden Flower is a chrysanthemum. "Chrysanthemum Gate" (jú huā mén 菊花门 ), often abbreviated as Chrysanthemum (菊花), is taboo slang meaning "anus" (with sexual connotations).
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (/ ˌ æ n dʒ i ə ˈ s p ər m iː /), [5] [6] commonly called angiosperms.They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of broad-leaved trees, shrubs and vines, and most aquatic plants.
The name of the genus is derived from the Arabic word goz, which refers to a soft substance. [4] Cotton is the primary natural fibre used by humans today, amounting to about 80% of world natural fibre production. [5] Where cotton is cultivated, it is a major oilseed crop and a main protein source for animal feed.
This is a list of plants that have a culinary role as vegetables. "Vegetable" can be used in several senses, including culinary, botanical and legal. This list includes botanical fruits such as pumpkins, and does not include herbs, spices, cereals and most culinary fruits and culinary nuts.
The words bow and bough are examples where there are two meanings associated with a single pronunciation and spelling (the weapon and the knot); two meanings with two different pronunciations (the knot and the act of bending at the waist), and two distinct meanings sharing the same sound but different spellings (bow, the act of bending at the ...
Pot, a common slang name for cannabis, on a sign at a 2012 cannabis rights demonstration in New York City. More than 1,200 slang names have been identified for the dried leaves and flowers harvested from the cannabis plant for drug use. [1] This list is not exhaustive; it includes well-attested expressions.
The genus name Calendula is a modern Latin diminutive of calendae, meaning "little calendar", "little clock" or possibly "little weather-glass". [5] The common name "marigold", a contraction of "Mary's gold" [5] refers to the Virgin Mary. The most commonly cultivated and used member of the genus is Calendula officinalis, the pot marigold.
The flower's common name Edelweiß is German, and is a compound of edel "noble" and weiß "white". The Slovenian name is planika, meaning mountain girl.In Romania, it is known as floare de colț, which means 'cliffhanger's flower.'