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  [Aroid-l] Aroids in Art
From: botanist at malesiana.com (Peter Boyce) on 2007.11.25 at 22:51:47(16726)
Hi Hermine... not all... BUT Arum maculatum is in European folklore very
much associated with human (and other mammalian) sexuality; most of the
common names (Lords & Ladies, Cuckoo Pint, Dog's Dibble, Wake Robin, and so
forth) are laced with sexual innuendo.

Peter

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