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Flower
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Meaning
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Acacia
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Secret love
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Acanthus
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Art
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Aconite
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Misanthropy
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Agrimony
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Thankfulness
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Aloe
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Grief
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Almond
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Promise
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Amaranth (Globe)
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Immortal love
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Amaryllis
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Pride
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Ambrosia
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Love is reciprocated
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Anemone
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Forsaken, sickness (negative), anticipation, unfading love
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Angrec
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Royalty
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Apple blossom
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Preference
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Arborvitae
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Everlasting friendship
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Arbutus
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You're the only one I love
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Arum
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Ardor
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Asparagus foliage
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Fascination
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Asphodel
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My regrets follow you to the grave
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Aster
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Symbol of love, daintiness, talisman of love, trusting
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Azalea
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Take Care, temperance, fragile, gratitude, passion, Chinese symbols of womanhood
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Baby's breath
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Innocence, pure of heart
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Bachelor button
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Single blessedness, celibacy
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Balm
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Social intercourse or sympathy
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Balsam
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Ardent love
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Balsamine
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Impatience
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Bay wreath
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Glory
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Begonia
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Beware, a fanciful nature
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Bellflower
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Disappointment, loss
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Bells of Ireland
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Luck
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Berrirose
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Choose your destiny, I won't give up my promise, I'll love you forever
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Bird's-foot Trefoil
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Revenge
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Bird of Paradise flower
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Liberty, magnificence, good perspective, faithfulness (given by a man to a woman)
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Box
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Constancy
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Borage
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Courage
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Broom
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Humility
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Bulrush
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Docility
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Bumblebee Orchid
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Industry
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Buttercup
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Riches
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Cabbage
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Never Give Up
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Camellia japonica
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Unpretending excellence
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Campanula
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Gratitude
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Canterbury Bells
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Gratitude
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Carnation
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general
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Fascination; distinction; love
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red
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Deep romantic love, passion, "My heart aches for you," "Alas; for my poor heart!"
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green
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secret symbol of the followers of Oscar Wilde
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white
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Sweet and lovely, innocence, pure love, faithfulness
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pink
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A woman's love, a mother's love, "I'll never forget you," "Always on my mind."
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yellow
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rejection, disdain, You have disappointed me
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purple
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Capriciousness, whimsical, changeable, unreliability
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mauve
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Dreams of fantasy
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striped
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No, refusal, "Sorry I can't be with you."
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solid color
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Yes, affirmative
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Celandine
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Joys to come
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Cherry blossom
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A good education
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Transience of life, Wabi-sabi, gentleness, kindness (in Japan)
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Feminine beauty (in China)
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Chestnut
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Do me justice
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China aster
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Love of variety, fidelity, "I will think of you."
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Chrysanthemum
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red
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I love
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yellow
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Precious one
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Coreopsis
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Always cheerful
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Cowslip
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Winning grace
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Clove
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Undying love
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Clover
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red
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Industry
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white
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I promise
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Columbine
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the emblem of deceived lovers, ingratitude, faithlessness
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Coriander
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Lust
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Crocus
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Youthful joy, love, abuse not, Lupercalia
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Cypress
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Death, mourning, despair, sorrow.
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Daffodil
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Uncertainty, chivalry, respect or unrequited love, return my affection
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Dahlia
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Elegance and dignity
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Daisy
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general
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Innocence, loyal love, purity, faith, cheer, simplicity; or, dissembling as in Shakespeare's Hamlet
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red
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Beauty unknown to possessor
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Dandelion
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Coquetry
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Delphinium
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Levity, fun, big-hearted, ardent attachment, joy
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Eglantine Rose
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A wound to heal
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Elderflower
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Compassion
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Fennel
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Strength or, as in Shakespeare's Hamlet, flattery and deceit
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Forget-me-not
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True love
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Fungus
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Resilience, loneliness, solitude, disgust
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Gardenia
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You're lovely, secret love, joy, sweet love, good luck
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Geranium
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Gentility, determination
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Gladiolus
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Strength of character, honor, conviction
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Gorse
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Love in all seasons
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Grass
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Submission
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Heather
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purple
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Solitude, beauty, admiration
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white
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Protection
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Heliotrope
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Devotion
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Hibiscus
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Rare beauty, delicate beauty
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Hollyhock
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Ambition
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Honeysuckle
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Devoted affection, bonds of love
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Houseleek
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Domestic economy
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Flower
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Meaning
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Hydrangea
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Frigidness, heartlessness (negative), heartfelt gratitude for being understood
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Iris
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Good news
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Ivy
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Dependence, endurance, faithfulness
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Jasmine
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Unconditional and eternal love (in the Philippines)
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Jonquil
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Return my affection
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Laurel
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Ambition, success, renown
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Laurestine
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A token
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Lavender
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Devotion, distrust
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Lemon blossom
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Discretion
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Lettuce
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Never give up
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Lilac
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purple
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First emotion of love
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white
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Youthful innocence, memories
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Lily
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white
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Purity
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scarlet
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High-souled aspirations
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orange
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Desire, passion, hatred (negative)
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Lily of the Valley
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Sweetness, Humility, Returning Happiness, Trustworthy
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Lime Blossom
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Fornication
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Lobelia
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Malevolence
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Lotus
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Purity, chastity and eloquence
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Love lies bleeding
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Hopelessness
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Magnolia
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Love of nature
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Mallow
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Consumed by love
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Marigold
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Pain and grief
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Mayflower
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Welcome
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Mignonette
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Worth
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Mint
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Suspicion
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Moonflower[disambiguation needed]
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Dreaming of love
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Morning glory
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Love in vain
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Mullein
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Good-nature
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Narcissus
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Unrequited love, selfishness
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Nasturtium
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Patriotism
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Oak leaf
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Strength
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Oats
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Music
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Olive
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Peace
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Orchid
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Refined beauty
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Oxeye daisy
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Patience
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Pansy
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Thoughts (according to Ophelia of Hamlet)
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Peach blossom
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Long-life, generosity, and bridal hope
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Pear blossom
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Lasting friendship
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Peony
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Shame, bashfulness
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Prosperity, honor (in China)
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Masculinity, bravery (in Japan)
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Phlox
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Harmony, "Our souls are united," "We think alike."
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Pitch pine blossom
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Philosophy
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Plum blossom
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Beauty and longevity
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Plumeria
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Perfection, springtime, new beginnings
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Primrose
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Eternal love
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Protea
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Courage
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Poppy
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general
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Eternal sleep, oblivion, imagination
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red
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Pleasure
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white
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Consolation, dreams, modern, peace
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yellow
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Wealth, success
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Rainflower
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I love you back, I must atone for my sins, I will never forget you
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Rose
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red
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True love
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blue
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Mystery, attaining the impossible, love at first sight
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white
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silence or innocence, wistfulness, virtue, purity, secrecy, reverence and humility
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dried white rose
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sorrow
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black
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Death, hatred, farewell, rejuvenation or rebirth
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yellow
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Friendship, jealousy, infidelity, apology, a broken heart, intense emotion, undying love, extreme betrayal
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pink
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Grace
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dark pink
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Gratitude
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light pink
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Desire, passion, joy of life, youth, energy
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burgundy
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Unconscious beauty
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coral or orange
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Desire, passion
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lavender (violet)
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Love at first sight
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red and white together
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United
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red and yellow together
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Joy, happiness and excitement
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thornless
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Love at first sight
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Rosemary
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Remembrance
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Rue
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Regret, Sorrow, Repentance
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Sensitive Plant
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Sensitivity
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Snowdrop
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Consolation or hope
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Star of Bethlehem
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Atonement, Reconciliation
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Straw
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United
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Sunflower
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Pure and lofty thoughts
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Sweetbrier
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Simplicity
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Sweetpea
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You have my thanks
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Thorn-apple
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Disguise
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Thistle
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Nobility
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Thyme
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Thriftiness
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Tulip-tree
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Fame
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Tulip
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red
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Undying love
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purple
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Forever love
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white
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One side love
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yellow
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Hopeless love
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Viburnum
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Hellhound protection
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Violet
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blue
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Faithfulness
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purple
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Daydreaming
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white
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Modesty
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Viscaria (Lychnis viscaria)
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Invitation to dance
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Willow (creeping)
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Love forsaken
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Winged seeds (any kind)
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Messengers
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Wisteria
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Welcoming
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Witch-hazel
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A magic spell
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Wheat
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Wealth and prosperity
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Wormwood
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Absence, bitter sorrow
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