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Meaning of bardana by Felipe Lorenzo del Río





Felipe Lorenzo del Río

bardana
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Burdock is a plant very abundant in Spain which has a lot of names. I will mention some: grass of the tinosos, agarrucha, apegaderas, arrancamonos, cadillo, cardinches, carrapicho, carrapeto, escardamulas, leaf Toad, lamparasa, lapa of oxen, nigueruela, donkey ears, sticky, gobs, zarrapote...Its scientific name is arctium lappa (Linnaeus ) of arktos arktou: bear and labe labes: action to take because click like a bear hair and clings to everything that happens. According to say, spread, thus gripping wool or animal hair has inspired the creation of velcro. It is a traditionally medicinal plant that is present in the memory of all Spaniards we have had a rural childhood, because we used to pull their heads floral and hooked to the girls clothing dance.

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