Rośliny o dwubarwnych kwiatach w podaniach i nomenklaturze Słowian wschodnich
Plants with two-coloured inflorescences in tales and vocabulary of the Eastern Slavs

Summary/Abstract: The authoress examines several East Slavic (mostly Russian) names of perennial plants with contrasting two-coloured flowers (Viola tricolor, L. Melampyrum nemorosum). These flowers were found in the usually legendary tales of Eastern Europe supplying the explanation of both their origin and the remarkable colour of their inflorescences. This oral/written tradition could sometimes provide the source of their name or on the contrary could have been inspired by them

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