From the name to the popular image of the plant: the Polish names for the black elder (Sambucus nigra)
Abstract The names of plants convey information on their appearance (shape, structure, colour), taste or smell, their uses (practical, ceremonial, magical and medicinal) as well as the beliefs and convictions associated with them. Assuming that the particular features of plants, entrenched in their...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2024-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-024-00649-0 |