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  2. List of plants with symbolism - Wikipedia

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    purple: A desire to deeply understand someone blue: Frigidity and apology white: Boasting, bragging, purity, grace and abundance Hyssop: Purification: Ice plant: Formality: Iris: general: Eloquence, good news, light; faith, valor, wisdom, friendship; a message: blue: Faith, hope purple: Wisdom, compliments yellow: Passion: white: Purity Ipomoea

  3. List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names

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    deep purple, blackish-purple: Acer palmatum 'Atropurpureum'; Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea; purple-flowered cotoneaster, Cotoneaster atropurpureus: atropurpureus – atropurpurea – atropurpureum: aurantius, aurantiacus: L: orange-colored: bitter orange, Citrus aurantium: aurantius – aurantia – aurantium; aurantiacus – aurantiaca ...

  4. Purple poppy - Wikipedia

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    Purple poppy. A purple poppy, on which the symbol is based. The purple poppy is a symbol of remembrance in the United Kingdom for animals that served during wartime. [1] The symbol was created in 2006 based on the principle of the traditional red remembrance poppy for Remembrance Day. [1]

  5. Tincture (heraldry) - Wikipedia

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    Name Argent: Or: Gules: Sable: Azure: Vert: Purpure: Murrey: Sanguine: Tenné: Tincture Non-heraldic equivalent Silver/White: Gold/Yellow: Red: Black: Blue: Green: Purple: Mulberry: Blood red: Tawny: Monochromatic designations Hatching: Tricking abbr. ar. o. gu. s., sa. as., bl., b. vt., v. purp., pu., p. m. ♌︎ ♌︎ Poetic designations ...

  6. List of proper names of stars - Wikipedia

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    Many star names are, in origin, descriptive of the part in the constellation they are found in; thus Phecda, a corruption of Arabic فخذ الدب ( fakhdh ad-dubb, 'thigh of the bear'). Only a handful of the brightest stars have individual proper names not depending on their asterism; so Sirius ('the scorcher'), Antares ('rival of Ares ', i.e ...

  7. Purple - Wikipedia

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    The meanings of the color terms violet and purple varies even among native speakers of English, for example between United Kingdom and United States. Optics research on purple and violet contains contributions of authors from different countries and different native languages, it is likely to be inconsistent in the use and meaning of the two ...

  8. Jewish symbolism - Wikipedia

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    Common symbols include plants or flowers, symbolising the tree of life (often equated with the Torah), a chuppa (to illustrate the wish for a marriage under the guidance of the Torah), a Torah scroll and crown, and animals. These can reflect the zodiac constellation under which a child was born, or be a reference to their name and heritage.

  9. List of animal names - Wikipedia

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    List of animal names. Mother sea otter with sleeping pup, Morro Bay, California. In the English language, many animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups. The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is The Book of Saint Albans, an essay on ...

  10. Wisteria - Wikipedia

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    The flowers come in a variety of colors, including white, lilac, purple, and pink, and some W. brachybotrys (Silky wisteria) and W. floribunda cultivars have particularly remarkable colors. The flowers are fragrant, and especially cultivars of W. brachybotrys, W. floribunda, and W. sinensis are noted for their sweet and musky scents.

  11. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    British English meanings Meanings common to British and American English American English meanings backside (n.) posterior, buttocks (as two words, back side) rear of anything: banger (n.) a sausage, as in "bangers and mash" an old motor car in a state of disrepair (US: beater or jalopy) a type of firework