Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

3 months ago

#Kikkapuu (Kikkapuu)
#Tallinn #Pirita #Merivälja
#SpindleTree, #EuonymusSpp., the common or European spindle, #EuonymusEuropaeus, occurs in southern #Estonia. Its name comes from using its hard wood for making spindles for spinning wool. (PSA: the #English ‘-(d)le’ is probably a #frequentative
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Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

8 months ago

#gothic novels, #cemeteries and so on, even #Voldemort’s wand is made of #yew. Said, too, to be #Estonia’s most beautiful tree. Tree/shrub group, see #Kikkapuu.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Nature #Loodus
#Trees #Puud

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