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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Martha Barnette. Wi ant to give someone's nose a playful tweak ? Then send some nasturtiums , whose name derives from Latin nasus , " nose , " and torquere , " to twist , " because of their peppery , " nose - twisting " taste . With ...
Martha Barnette. Wi ant to give someone's nose a playful tweak ? Then send some nasturtiums , whose name derives from Latin nasus , " nose , " and torquere , " to twist , " because of their peppery , " nose - twisting " taste . With ...
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... nose - hole , " which , like the pungent nas- turtium leaf , cleared the way for our nostrils . THE English word nose is also part of the pictur- esque term nosewing , which dictionaries say denotes " the arch of cartilage on either ...
... nose - hole , " which , like the pungent nas- turtium leaf , cleared the way for our nostrils . THE English word nose is also part of the pictur- esque term nosewing , which dictionaries say denotes " the arch of cartilage on either ...
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... noses . It comes from the Latin word nos , or " we , " and is defined as " the habit of using the word we when ... nose ! " French moucher is kin to such words as Italian mocciacaglia - either " snail slime " or " snot " -English ...
... noses . It comes from the Latin word nos , or " we , " and is defined as " the habit of using the word we when ... nose ! " French moucher is kin to such words as Italian mocciacaglia - either " snail slime " or " snot " -English ...
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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