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A fleuron (/ ˈ f l ʊər ɒ n,-ə n, ˈ f l ɜːr ɒ n,-ə n / [1]), also known as printers' flower, is a typographic element, or glyph, used either as a punctuation mark or as an ornament for typographic compositions. Fleurons are stylized forms of flowers or leaves; the term derives from the Old French: floron ('flower'). [2]
John Dory, St Pierre, or Peter's fish, refers to fish of the genus Zeus, especially Zeus faber, of widespread distribution. It is an edible demersal coastal marine fish with a laterally compressed olive-yellow body which has a large dark spot, and long spines on the dorsal fin .
Carlina species have been used as herbal remedies in European systems of traditional medicine. [12] C. acaulis root is known as Carlinae radix and is still used medicinally as a diuretic and a treatment for such conditions as skin lesions and rashes, catarrh , and toothache .
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John Dory (Roud 249, Child 284) is an English-language folk song. The fish John Dory may be named for the titular character. [1] The song is sometimes sung as a three-part round. The first printing of the tune and text is 1609 in Thomas Ravenscroft's Deuteromelia songbook but there are earlier mentions of the song in books. [2]
The outer bracts are similar to leaves, while the inner bracts surrounding the disk florets are membranous and stiff, with a golden color. The flowering period extends from June through August. The flowers are hermaphrodite and are pollinated by insects (usually bees, wasps and butterflies) . The fruits are achenes 2.5 millimetres (0.1 in) long ...
Carlina vulgaris, the carline thistle, is a plant species of the genus Carlina. [1] It is a biennial that grows on limestone, chalky or other alkaline grasslands or dunes. The flowers are clusters of very small brown florets surrounded by brown-golden bracts. Both feel dry and spiky, so at first glance the plants appear to be dying when in full ...