#Maikellukese (Maikelluke[ne])
#Tallinn #Pirita #Mähe #Aedlinn
#Lily of the valley (lit. little may bell), #ConvallariaMajalis, lone species in the #Convallaria genus, aka lambakeel, sheep’s tongue. One of the Mähe flower-name group, see #Mugula.
#Nature #Loodus
#Plant #Taim
#Flower #Lille
#Tallinn #Pirita #Mähe #Aedlinn
#Lily of the valley (lit. little may bell), #ConvallariaMajalis, lone species in the #Convallaria genus, aka lambakeel, sheep’s tongue. One of the Mähe flower-name group, see #Mugula.
#Nature #Loodus
#Plant #Taim
#Flower #Lille
October 27, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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#Tolmuka (Tolmukas)
#Tallinn #Pirita #Mähe #Aedlinn
#Stamen. Another entry not exactly a plant or flower itself, but part of the Mähe flower-name group, see #Ubalehe.
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#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Nature #Loodus
#Plant #Taim
#Flower #Lille
#Tallinn #Pirita #Mähe #Aedlinn
#Stamen. Another entry not exactly a plant or flower itself, but part of the Mähe flower-name group, see #Ubalehe.
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#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Nature #Loodus
#Plant #Taim
#Flower #Lille
October 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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#Rukkilille (Rukkilill)
#Tallinn #Pirita #Mähe #Aedlinn
#Cornflower (lit. rye flower), bachelor’s button, bluebottle... #CentaureaCyanus, #Estonia’s national flower. Once considered a weed in cornfields where the latter was once a generic term for any field containing corn, rye, wheat, etc.
#Tallinn #Pirita #Mähe #Aedlinn
#Cornflower (lit. rye flower), bachelor’s button, bluebottle... #CentaureaCyanus, #Estonia’s national flower. Once considered a weed in cornfields where the latter was once a generic term for any field containing corn, rye, wheat, etc.
October 15, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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#Lilleherne (Lillehernes)
#Tallinn #Pirita #Mähe #Aedlinn
#SweetPea, probably #LõhnavLillhernes, lit. ‘fragrant sweet-pea’, #LathyrusOodoratus. One of the Mähe flower-name group, see #Lodumetsa.
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#Nature #Loodus
#Plant #Taim
#Flower #Lille
#Tallinn #Pirita #Mähe #Aedlinn
#SweetPea, probably #LõhnavLillhernes, lit. ‘fragrant sweet-pea’, #LathyrusOodoratus. One of the Mähe flower-name group, see #Lodumetsa.
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#Nature #Loodus
#Plant #Taim
#Flower #Lille
October 13, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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#Kummeli (Kummel)
#Tallinn #Pirita #Mähe #Aedlinn
#Camomile, Latin name debated. Plant beloved by new-agers for treating alcohol withdrawal, asthma, bronchitis, colic, cough, diarrhea, dysmenorrhea, ear infection, brain extraction and nuclear winters. Street name with longest (?) anagram:
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#Tallinn #Pirita #Mähe #Aedlinn
#Camomile, Latin name debated. Plant beloved by new-agers for treating alcohol withdrawal, asthma, bronchitis, colic, cough, diarrhea, dysmenorrhea, ear infection, brain extraction and nuclear winters. Street name with longest (?) anagram:
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October 11, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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#Käokäpa (Käokäpp)
#Tallinn #Pirita #Mähe #Aedlinn
#Cowslip. Lit. cuckoo’s claw. One of many names for the #harilikNurmenukk, #PrimulaVeris. For Darwin: the “cowslip is habitually visited during the day by the larger humble-bees [...] and at night by moths”. One of the Mähe flower-name group.
#Tallinn #Pirita #Mähe #Aedlinn
#Cowslip. Lit. cuckoo’s claw. One of many names for the #harilikNurmenukk, #PrimulaVeris. For Darwin: the “cowslip is habitually visited during the day by the larger humble-bees [...] and at night by moths”. One of the Mähe flower-name group.
September 24, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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#Vabarna (Vabarn)
#Tallinn #Pirita #Mähe #Aedlinn
Alternative name for #raspberry (cf. #Vaarika).
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#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Nature #Loodus
#Fruit #Puuviljad
#Berry #Mari (not really...)
#Tallinn #Pirita #Mähe #Aedlinn
Alternative name for #raspberry (cf. #Vaarika).
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#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Nature #Loodus
#Fruit #Puuviljad
#Berry #Mari (not really...)
September 23, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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#Liilia (Liilia)
#Tallinn #Pirita #Mähe #Aedlinn
#Lily, #Lilium spp. One of the Mähe flower-name group, see #Lilleherne.
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#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Nature #Loodus
#Plants #Taimed
#Flowers #Lilled
#Tallinn #Pirita #Mähe #Aedlinn
#Lily, #Lilium spp. One of the Mähe flower-name group, see #Lilleherne.
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#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Nature #Loodus
#Plants #Taimed
#Flowers #Lilled
September 20, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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#Kupra (Kupar)
#Tallinn #Pirita #Mähe #Aedlinn #Lepiku
#Boll, #capsule (on plant). Not exactly a plant or flower itself, but part of the #Mähe flower-name group, see #Kõdra.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Nature #Loodus
#Plants #Taimed
#Tallinn #Pirita #Mähe #Aedlinn #Lepiku
#Boll, #capsule (on plant). Not exactly a plant or flower itself, but part of the #Mähe flower-name group, see #Kõdra.
#A_Rambling_Dictionary_of_Tallinn_Street_Names
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Nature #Loodus
#Plants #Taimed
September 14, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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#Rukkilille (Rukkilill)
#Tallinn #Pirita #Mähe #Aedlinn
#Cornflower (lit. rye flower), bachelor’s button, bluebottle... #CentaureaCyanus, #Estonia’s #NationalFlower. Once considered a weed in cornfields where the latter was once a generic term for any field containing corn, rye, wheat, etc.
#Tallinn #Pirita #Mähe #Aedlinn
#Cornflower (lit. rye flower), bachelor’s button, bluebottle... #CentaureaCyanus, #Estonia’s #NationalFlower. Once considered a weed in cornfields where the latter was once a generic term for any field containing corn, rye, wheat, etc.
September 9, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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#Oblika (Oblikas)
#Tallinn #Pirita #Mähe #Aedlinn
Sorrel, dock, Rumex. Leaves of the broad-leaved dock, Rumex obtusifolius, traditionally used to soothe brushes with stinging-nettles; research has shown them to contain anti-histamines. One of the Mähe flower-name group, see #Palderjani.
#Tallinn #Pirita #Mähe #Aedlinn
Sorrel, dock, Rumex. Leaves of the broad-leaved dock, Rumex obtusifolius, traditionally used to soothe brushes with stinging-nettles; research has shown them to contain anti-histamines. One of the Mähe flower-name group, see #Palderjani.
August 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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#Jasmiini (Jasmiin)
#Tallinn #Pirita #Mähe #Aedlinn
Jasmine, Jasminum spp., from #Persian yasmin, ‘gift of God’. National flower of #Pakistan. One of the Mähe flower-name group, see #Jumika.
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#Nature #Loodus
#Plants #Taimed
#Tallinn #Pirita #Mähe #Aedlinn
Jasmine, Jasminum spp., from #Persian yasmin, ‘gift of God’. National flower of #Pakistan. One of the Mähe flower-name group, see #Jumika.
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#Nature #Loodus
#Plants #Taimed
July 14, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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#Kõdra (Kõder)
#Tallinn #Pirita #Mähe #Aedlinn
Hull, pod. Not exactly a plant or flower itself, but part of the Mähe flower-name group, see #Kõlviku.
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#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
#Tallinn #Pirita #Mähe #Aedlinn
Hull, pod. Not exactly a plant or flower itself, but part of the Mähe flower-name group, see #Kõlviku.
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#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
July 11, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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#Arnika (Arnika)
#Arnica, Arnica spp. Also one of the alternative names of harilik karutubakas, mouse-ear hawkweed, Pilosella officinarum, another yellow-flowered Asteraceae which it may strongly resemble. One of the #Mähe flower-name group, see #Astla.
#Tallinn #Pirita #Mähe #Aedlinn
#Flower #Lille
#Arnica, Arnica spp. Also one of the alternative names of harilik karutubakas, mouse-ear hawkweed, Pilosella officinarum, another yellow-flowered Asteraceae which it may strongly resemble. One of the #Mähe flower-name group, see #Astla.
#Tallinn #Pirita #Mähe #Aedlinn
#Flower #Lille
March 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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#Aianduse (Aiandus)
Gardening, horticulture. One of Tallinn’s second-largest street zones built on former market-garden land in #MäheAedlinn, see #Arnika.
#Tallinn #Pirita #Mähe #Aedlinn
#Horticulture #Aiandus
Gardening, horticulture. One of Tallinn’s second-largest street zones built on former market-garden land in #MäheAedlinn, see #Arnika.
#Tallinn #Pirita #Mähe #Aedlinn
#Horticulture #Aiandus
March 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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#MäheAedlinn (0)
Mähe ‘Garden City’, a bit ambitious, I know, but see #Asula. Ward (allasum) on the eastern half of Mähe.
#Tallinn #Pirita #Mähe #Aedlinn
#Horticulture #Aiandus
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
Mähe ‘Garden City’, a bit ambitious, I know, but see #Asula. Ward (allasum) on the eastern half of Mähe.
#Tallinn #Pirita #Mähe #Aedlinn
#Horticulture #Aiandus
#TallinnStreets #TallinnaTänavad
March 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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