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Zealousness; Sorrow; Death ; Elder Berries - Love; Elm - Dignity; Evergreen - Poverty ; Evergreen Thorn - Solace in Adversity; F; Fig - Argument; Longevity; Fig Marigold - Idleness; Fig Tree - Vigor and Corpulence <;
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Legend has it that the aspen was the only tree that did not bow in sorrow and respect when Jesus died on the cross. Because of its pride, its leaves were doomed to constant trembling. ... Ivy; Because it is evergreen, ivy represents faithfulness and eternal life.
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An evergreen tree was the logical choice for a lush garden tree on this winter festival, and it was decorated with apples symbolizing the forbidden fruit It ended with the promise of the coming Savior and his incarnation, so gradually flat wafers ... Four candles, three purple or violet that represent penance, sorrow,
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Almond tree: Favor from god; Virgin birth; Cedar tree: Strong faith; success; Cypress tree: Sorrow; death; eternal life; Roman symbol for mourning Evergreen ...
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Christmas Trees are always evergreens, because the evergreen tree symbolizes "life". It stays green all winter, and gave past cultures a feeling of hope. In ancient cultures greenery was brought into their homes to remind them during the long winter that life would soon blossom forth.
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any of several evergreen, coniferous trees and shrubs of the genera Taxus and Torreya, constituting the family Taxaceae, of the Old World, North America, and Japan, having needlelike or scalelike foliage and seeds enclosed in a fleshy aril. ... this tree or its branches as a symbol of sorrow, death, or resurrection.
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laurel n. A Mediterranean evergreen tree (Laurus nobilis) having aromatic, simple leaves and small blackish berries ... A Mediterranean evergreen tree (Laurus nobilis) having aromatic, simple leaves and small blackish berries. Also called bay, bay laurel, Also called sweet bay.
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lemon n. A spiny, Asian evergreen tree (Citrus limon) widely cultivated for its yellow, egg-shaped fruit ... The lemon is a small evergreen tree (Citrus limon) originally native to Asia, and is also the name of the tree's oval yellow fruit.
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The Christmas Tree with Blessing; The decorating of an evergreen tree at Christmas as we know it can be traced back to an old German custom, and more popularly known, Victorian England. Just as the evergreen wreath symbolizes eternity and fidelity, so the lush evergreen tree can said to represent the same.
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