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      Some Lithuanian ethnobotanical taxa: a linguistic view on Thorn Apple and related plants

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      Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
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          Abstract

          Background

          The perception and use of plants correspond with common plant names. The study of plant names may give insight into historical and recent use of plants.

          Methods

          Plant names in dictionaries and folklore have been evaluated. A etymological analysis of the names is provided. Onomasiological and semasiological aspects have been considered. Therefore, species named with names related to each other have been selected.

          Results

          Plant names containing the stem dag- or deg- may belong to either of two categories: incenses or thorny plants. Plants named in durn- have been in use as psychopharmaca. The name rymo points not to Rome but to the use of plants as anodyne or psychopharmaca.

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          Etymologisches Wörterbuch der botanischen Pflanzennamen

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            Lietuviškas botanikos žodynas

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              Enzyklopädie der psychoaktiven Pflanzen

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                Journal
                J Ethnobiol Ethnomed
                Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
                BioMed Central (London )
                1746-4269
                2006
                2 March 2006
                : 2
                : 13
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Kaunas College of Forestry and Environmental Engineering, Girionys, Lithuania
                [2 ]Sargeliai, Lithuania
                Article
                1746-4269-2-13
                10.1186/1746-4269-2-13
                1420269
                16512899
                48b8522c-21f6-4de4-bd91-b5e47c610641
                Copyright © 2006 Šeškauskaitė and Gliwa; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

                This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

                History
                : 17 January 2006
                : 2 March 2006
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                Health & Social care
                Health & Social care

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