Divine thus good, devilish thus bad? Folk linguistic perceptions about plants and their characteristics in Polish folklore

Abstract Introduction According to folklore, some plants are created by divine beings and holy persons, while others appear on earth through demonic intervention. It is commonly believed that plants of divine origin are “good” plants, useful to humans, while plants of devilish origin are “bad” and n...

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Main Author: Olga Kielak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-07-01
Series:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-025-00787-z
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