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花言葉 [news2,nf32] 花詞 [rK]
はなことば [news2,nf32]
1. [n]
▶ language of flowers (e.g. the use of red roses to signify love)
▶ floriography



History:
5. A 2021-11-07 02:35:12  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
4. A* 2021-11-05 13:49:30  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
花言葉	672154
花詞	1178
  Diff:
@@ -10,0 +11 @@
+<ke_inf>&rK;</ke_inf>
3. A* 2021-11-05 06:06:39  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Not sure we need to explain it at all, I think 
it's far from obscure
  Diff:
@@ -19 +19 @@
-<gloss>language of flowers</gloss>
+<gloss>language of flowers (e.g. the use of red roses to signify love)</gloss>
@@ -21 +20,0 @@
-<gloss g_type="expl">flower symbolism, e.g. red roses mean love</gloss>
2. A 2012-05-25 06:04:09  Paul Upchurch <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2012-05-24 16:51:49  Nils Roland Barth <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
en:WP
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_of_flowers
  Comments:
* Explain (“language of flowers” is obscure), with eg
* more technical terms
  Diff:
@@ -20,0 +20,2 @@
+<gloss>floriography</gloss>
+<gloss g_type="expl">flower symbolism, e.g. red roses mean love</gloss>

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