Why certain tree is tall

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Why certain tree is tall.

Mythological motifs. · Origin of plant characteristics. · Origin of various plant characteristics. · Other plant characteristics. · view the constellation · filed as A2778

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Indic The Mahābhārata , Book 1, Section CCXXIV
Reference The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) , Chapter IX IX. The Worship of Trees
Welsh The Mabinogion , PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC
Indian / Hindu (Sanskrit epic) The Ramayan of Valmiki (Griffith verse translation) , Book 2, Canto 92

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Filed under Other plant characteristics.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Why coconut tree is tall Why palm is tall

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Budding and bearing of plant Color of plants Why trees remain fixed Why certain trees are dwarfed. (Cf. A2721.2.1.) Why certain plants are cursed Why certain plants (trees) are blessed Origin of plant names Origin of combustible property of wood Medicinal properties of trees Origin of shape of particular tree Why certain tree is hardy Sundry characteristics of trees Sundry characteristics of shrubs Sundry characteristics of grains and vegetables Sundry characteristics of vegetables Sundry characteristics of flowers

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