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Early Hick Lexicon — Flora

Entries in the Flora semantic field.

asamwen /a.sam.wen/
daffodil (noun) — Common spring flower, Narcissus species [Flora, Flower Names, Spring Terms]
Named for characteristic drooping posture of flower head
imtirlis /im.tir.lis/
mushroom (noun) [Flora, Food Terms]
Shows cultural understanding of mushrooms as fruits of decay
kel /kel/
sky (noun) — Often used in compounds referring to celestial phenomena [Celestial Terms, Natural World]
blue (noun) — Derived from association with sky color [Colors]
leaf (noun) — Productive in botanical compounds [Flora, Plant Terms]
Proto-Hick *kelu
Shows semantic extension from 'leaf' to 'sky', possibly through metaphor of canopy
kelwud /kel.wud/
orchard (noun) [Garden Terms, Flora]
Shows productive use of kel 'leaf' in botanical compounds
kur /kur/
moss (noun) [Flora, Plant Terms]
copper (noun) [Metals, Material Culture]
Proto-Hick *kuru
malris /mal.ris/
water reed (noun) [Flora, Plant Terms, Cultivated Plants]
marwud /mar.wud/
red wood (noun) [Flora, Plant Terms, Timber Terms, Cultivated Plants]
ranris /ran.ris/
river reed (noun) [Flora, Plant Terms, Cultivated Plants]
ris /ris/
reed (noun) [Flora, Plant Terms]
sed /sed/
seed (noun) [Flora, Plant Terms]
sedter /sed.ter/
planting time (noun) [Flora, Plant Terms, Rituals, Seasonal Terms, Agricultural Terms]
wen /wen/
flower (noun) [Flora, Plant Terms]
wud /wud/
wood, tree (noun) [Flora, Timber Terms, Plant Terms]