Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

5 months ago

#Maikellukese (Maikelluke[ne])
#Tallinn #Pirita #Mähe #Aedlinn
#Lily of the valley (lit. little may bell), #ConvallariaMajalis, lone species in the #Convallaria genus, aka lambakeel, sheep’s tongue. One of the Mähe flower-name group, see #Mugula.

#Nature #Loodus
#Plant #Taim
#Flower #Lille

Simon Hamilton

@tallinnstreets.bsky.social

8 months ago

Piibelehe (Piibeleht)
#Tallinn #Haabersti #Mustjõe
Alternative name for #Maikellukese, lily of the valley, #ConvallariaLajalis, etymology uncertain, but possibly from piip:piibu (pipe, the implication being that of the clay-pipe’s stem, and the...
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
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