A Garden of WordsTimes Books, 1992 - 188 pages For language mavens, a lively exploration of the origins and development of 24 flower names, from aster to zinnia. Barnette weaves together the diverse elements that, over the centuries, have formed each word's colorful etymological history. Elegantly designed and illustrated throughout--a charming gift for language buffs and armchair gardeners. |
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... head . The same idea led to the name of the blesbok , an African antelope with a white mark on its head , whose name comes from Middle Dutch bles ( yet another product of BHEL - 1 ) and bok , meaning " buck . " Similarly , some scholars ...
... head . The same idea led to the name of the blesbok , an African antelope with a white mark on its head , whose name comes from Middle Dutch bles ( yet another product of BHEL - 1 ) and bok , meaning " buck . " Similarly , some scholars ...
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... head " of garlic.2 Speaking of food , many scholars think that DENT- itself may come from an older prehistoric root ... head of garlic and a bald head . DANDELION ... 61 A GARDEN OF WORDS 62 2 an engraving made by.
... head " of garlic.2 Speaking of food , many scholars think that DENT- itself may come from an older prehistoric root ... head of garlic and a bald head . DANDELION ... 61 A GARDEN OF WORDS 62 2 an engraving made by.
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... head , " and kin to such English words as cape , cap , capital , captain , and chief , as well as achieve ( literally , " to come to a head " ) , mischief ( " to come to a head in a bad way " ) , and kerchief ( a " covering for the head ...
... head , " and kin to such English words as cape , cap , capital , captain , and chief , as well as achieve ( literally , " to come to a head " ) , mischief ( " to come to a head in a bad way " ) , and kerchief ( a " covering for the head ...
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Akoniti Amaryllis ancient Greek ancient Greek word Anthurium applied aster bird blossom borrowed botanical color columbine comes from Latin crane daisy dandelion denotes derives descendant Dutch English term English word etymological eventually EXORDIUM flea flower name foot form the name French word GARDEN OF WORDS gave rise genus geranium German word gladiolus glish goddess gray Greek myth Hyacinth HYDRANGEA idea Indo-European root inspired the name iris Italian known languages Latin lupus Latin word lily literally means loanword loosestrife loup Lupercalia lupine lussa miterwort modern English nasturtium nicknames nose offspring Old English Old French orchid origin palindrome pansy pearl phrase plant Pliny the Elder poppy Professor Latkovski refers reflected resemble Russian S)PEN Sadako Sasaki Sanskrit scholars shines Similarly someone source of English Spanish star Star jelly stem sword synonym tail testicle thought tulip wolf word for rose Zephyrus