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BROAD-FOOTED? ...? ...? SUPPORTING?
...? ...? ...? REMAINING? FOR ALL?
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PRODUCED ...? ...?
original: "Argemone"; the name is derived from the Greek word "argema," meaning a white spot or cataract on the eye, which this plant was used to treat.
THE NAME GIVEN TO THAT WHICH GROWS IN THE FIELDS.
KONE? likely a fragment of "mekone," poppy. THE LEAF IS
SIMILAR TO THE ANEMONE original: "anemone",
BEING? DIVIDED? referring to the jagged or deeply lobed edges of the foliage.
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TO THE POPPY original: "mekoni". THE FLOWER?
IS LONGER ...?
AND BROAD ...?
IT CLEANSES? ...? referring to its medicinal use in drawing out splinters or cleaning wounds.
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THE ONE FLOWER IS DARK BLUE? original: "kyanoun"; referring to Anagallis arvensis var. caerulea.
THE OTHER IS CRIMSON? original: "phoinikoun"; referring to Anagallis arvensis var. arvensis.
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Mouse's Ear Arabic: "Adhun al-far"; a common folk name for the pimpernel due to the shape of its leaves.
Habeeqa Arabic: a local term for certain low-growing herbs.
Pimpernel Latin: "anagallis"; a later identification added by a Latin-speaking scholar.