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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... origins in the image of a rabbit bounding away in fright , or a spooked animal with its tail between its legs . Others ... origin , although seven- teenth - century writers insisted this word arose from the actors ' practice of marking ...
... origins in the image of a rabbit bounding away in fright , or a spooked animal with its tail between its legs . Others ... origin , although seven- teenth - century writers insisted this word arose from the actors ' practice of marking ...
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... origin . Long ago , a hermit with magic powers helped a tiger by removing an arrow from its leg . The two became ... origins of the word tiger itself stem from a fantastic family of words that developed from the Indo - European root ...
... origin . Long ago , a hermit with magic powers helped a tiger by removing an arrow from its leg . The two became ... origins of the word tiger itself stem from a fantastic family of words that developed from the Indo - European root ...
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... origin is not what you might expect . This phrase was first applied specifically as a military term , and referred to an advance guard of soldiers selected for an especially hazardous mission . Forlorn hope is adapted from the Dutch ...
... origin is not what you might expect . This phrase was first applied specifically as a military term , and referred to an advance guard of soldiers selected for an especially hazardous mission . Forlorn hope is adapted from the Dutch ...
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Common terms and phrases
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