Various
folk cultures and traditions assign symbolic meanings to plants. Although these are no longer commonly understood by populations that are increasingly divorced from their rural traditions, some meanings survive. In addition, these meanings are alluded to in older pictures, songs and writings. New symbols have also arisen: one of the most known in the
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
is the
red poppy
''Papaver rhoeas'', with common names including common poppy, corn poppy, corn rose, field poppy, Flanders poppy, red poppy, and Odai, is an annual herbaceous species of flowering plant in the poppy family Papaveraceae. It is native to north Afr ...
as a symbol of remembrance of the fallen in war.
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''Narcissus'' in culture – uses of narcissus flowers by humans
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Lime tree in culture – uses of the lime (linden) tree by humans
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Rose symbolism – a more expansive list of symbolic meanings of the rose
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Apple (symbolism)
Apples appear in many World religions, religious traditions, often as a Mysticism, mystical or forbidden fruit. One of the problems identifying apples in religion, mythology and Fairy tale, folktales is that as late as the 17th century, the word " ...
– a more expansive list of symbolic means for apples
References
* The Fortunat
Fortune Flower Plant A Comprehensive Guide
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