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