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The second sentence of this article must be erroneous. It seems to be missing the word “not”. Currently, it reads, “It is related to common fennel, which belongs to another genus, Foeniculum,” but I think it should read, “It is not related to common fennel, which belongs to another genus, Foeniculum.” Please have this checked by a botanist. I am an old English teacher. Janice Vian, Ph.D. ( talk) 03:44, 12 January 2020 (UTC)
Hi! I was intrigued by the references to mythology, and decided to do a bit more digging. It looks like there's a lot more history here, which might be worth including in an encyclopedia. Among other tidbits, I found that the plant is a symbol of Dionysus-- rods or wands made from its' branches were used in ceremonies.
A lot of the information I found is readily available with a quick google search. After five minutes of poking around, I found so much that-- rather than just add it all in piecemeal-- I decided to hold off. We have a few options here;
I favor the fourth suggestion.
Atomic putty? Rien! (talk) ( talk) 20:29, 28 June 2022 (UTC)
The article says that Latin ferio comes from ferula. This is not true. The two Latin words are not related, as far as anybody knows. Imerologul Valah ( talk) 19:17, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
That seems to be adequate reliable source support for the statement in the article.[ Old Swedish färla, like d. ferle from Lat. ferula, the umbellate plant Ferula communis Lin. (whose tall, gnarled stem was used for sticks and rods), related to ferire, to beat... ]
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The second sentence of this article must be erroneous. It seems to be missing the word “not”. Currently, it reads, “It is related to common fennel, which belongs to another genus, Foeniculum,” but I think it should read, “It is not related to common fennel, which belongs to another genus, Foeniculum.” Please have this checked by a botanist. I am an old English teacher. Janice Vian, Ph.D. ( talk) 03:44, 12 January 2020 (UTC)
Hi! I was intrigued by the references to mythology, and decided to do a bit more digging. It looks like there's a lot more history here, which might be worth including in an encyclopedia. Among other tidbits, I found that the plant is a symbol of Dionysus-- rods or wands made from its' branches were used in ceremonies.
A lot of the information I found is readily available with a quick google search. After five minutes of poking around, I found so much that-- rather than just add it all in piecemeal-- I decided to hold off. We have a few options here;
I favor the fourth suggestion.
Atomic putty? Rien! (talk) ( talk) 20:29, 28 June 2022 (UTC)
The article says that Latin ferio comes from ferula. This is not true. The two Latin words are not related, as far as anybody knows. Imerologul Valah ( talk) 19:17, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
That seems to be adequate reliable source support for the statement in the article.[ Old Swedish färla, like d. ferle from Lat. ferula, the umbellate plant Ferula communis Lin. (whose tall, gnarled stem was used for sticks and rods), related to ferire, to beat... ]