tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Tue Jun 30 09:35:54 1998
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Re: KLBC flower
Worf also mentioned a flower called "Night Blooming Throgni"(spelling?) in
a TNG episode.
Kail
At 09:31 AM 6/30/98 -0700, you wrote:
>"Anthony Appleyard" wrote:
>: Steven Boozer wrote:-
>: > ... there is no general word for "flower" as a separate plant part.
>: > For all we know, Klingons call them "tinted leaves" *{pormey nguv}.
>:
>: Or try {SepwI' pormey}? The flowers of many wind-pollinated plants
such as
>: grasses are not particularly {nguv}.
>
>Exactly: we have no idea what the common word is - if there even is one -
>let alone what termina technica Klingon botanists may use. AFAIK, the only
>Klingon flower we've seen was the unnamed toxic white flower used in the Tea
>Ceremony (TNG "Up the Long Ladder"). What flora was featured and explained
>in KCD?
>
>Voragh
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