Plant symbolism (M)

Plant symbolism (M)

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•Maackia [다릅나무속]: Good, nice

└·Maackia amurensis [amur maackia, 다릅나무]

•Maclura [syn. Cudrania, 꾸지뽕나무속; cudrania]: Wisdom, sagacity; longevity, long life; commander, general

└·Maclura tricuspidata [syn. Cudrania tricuspidata; cudrang, mandarin melon berry, silkworm thorn, zhe, che, 柘, Chinese mulberry, 꾸지뽕나무]

•Magnolia [목련속]: noble spirit, nobility, friendship, love of nature 

└·Magnolia denudata [lilytree, Yulan magnolia, 백목련]: favor, kindness; hopeless love

└·Magnolia kobus [mokryeon, kobus magnolia, kobushi magnolia, 목련]: noble spirit, nobility, friendship

└·Magnolia liliiflora [Mulan magnolia, purple magnolia, red magnolia, lily magnolia, tulip magnolia, Jane magnolia, woody-orchid, 자목련]: love of nature | 07/04

└·Magnolia sprengeri [Sprenger's magnolia, 무당목련]: unchangeability 

•Magnoliaceae [목련과] (Magnolia and tulip tree family): compathy, beginning of life

•Maianthemum [두루미꽃속; false lily of the valley, Mayflower]: splendor, extravagance, whim, caprice

└·Maianthemum bifolium [two-leaf beadruby, false lily of the valley, May lily, 두루미꽃]

•Maiden-hair fern [아디안툼, 아디안텀, 공작고사리; (Genus) Adiantum]: Lovable character, person who should be careful; Secrecy; mirth | 04/07

•Maihuenioideae [의사엽선인장아과]: Warm heart, passion, respect, burning heart, reckless love

└·Maihuenia [의사엽선인장속]

•Maize [corn, 옥수수; Zea mays]: Riches, wealth, valuables, treasures; making a big fortune on a single occasion | 08/04

•Mallow [아욱과, Malvaceae]: Consumed by love, exhausted in love

•Malpighiaceae [말피기과]: compathy, beginning of life

•Malus [사과나무속]: Temptation, fame, wisdom, success, honor, glory

└·Malus asiatica [apple tree, crab apple tree, Korean apple, Chinese pearleaf crabapple, 능금나무]: Favor, favor and indebtedness; liking, admirer, lover; regret; silver coin; silver flower, Snow White; flowerless

└·Malus domestica [syn. Malus pumila; apple tree, 사과나무, 沙果]: Temptation, fame, wisdom, success, honor, glory

└·Malus prunifolia [crab apple, plumleaf crab apple, plum-leaved apple, pear-leaf crabapple, 꽃사과]: Temptation

└·Malus × micromalus [Malus micromalus; midget crabapple, Kaido crabapple, 개아그배나무]: Fresh smile

•Malva [아욱속; mallow]: consumed by love, exhausted in love

└·Malva sylvestris [common mallow, cheeses, high mallow, tall mallow]: Affection, mother's love; grace | 03/22

└-·Malva sylvestris var. mauritiana [당아욱, 금규, 錦葵, common mallow]

└·Malva verticillata [아욱, Chinese mallow, curled mallow]

•Malvaceae [아욱과; mallow family, mallows]: consumed by love, exhausted in love; compathy, beginning of life

└·Abutilon [어저귀속; Indian mallow, velvetleaf, 어저귀]: speculation, conjecture | Florescence: July~September | 01/18 

└·Althaea [접시꽃속; marsh mallow]

└·Callirhoe [칼리호에속; poppy mallow]

└·Corchorus [코르코루스속, 황마속; mallow, molokia, mlukhia]

└·Hibiscus [무궁화속; rosemallow]

└·Kosteletzkya [코스텔레츠키아속; seashore mallow, sweat weed, Virginia saltmarsh mallow, salt marsh mallow, 해변아욱]

└·Lavatera [라바테라속; tree mallow, rose mallow]

└·Malacothamnus [bush-mallow, 관목아욱]

└·Malva [아욱속; mallow]: consumed by love, exhausted in love

└·Malvaviscus [말바비스쿠스속; Turk's cap mallow, wax mallow]

└·Pavonia [swampmallows]

└·Sidalcea [시달시아속; Greek mallow, chequer-mallow]

└·Sphaeralcea [스페롤치아속; globemallow]

귤나무 [mandarin tree, tangerine tree]: 친애, 깨끗한 사랑

•Mangifera [망고속]: a sincere heart, sincerity

└·Mangifera foetida [말망고]

└·Mangifera indica [mango, 망고]

└·Mangifera odorata [사이판망고]

•Maranta [마란타속; prayer plant]: friendship; prayer

└·Maranta arundinacea [arrowroot, maranta, West Indian arrowroot, obedience plant, Bermuda arrowroot, araru, ararao, hulankeeriya, 애로루트]

└·Maranta bicolor [마란타]

└·Maranta leuconeura [prayer plant]

•Marantaceae [마란타과; arrowroot family, prayer-plant family]

└·Maranta [마란타속; prayer plant]: friendship; prayer

•Marigold

└·Calendula

└-·Calendula officinalis [common marigold , pot marigold, ruddles, Scotch marigold, Calendula, 매리골드, 금잔화, 金盞花]: Warmth, fierceness; elegance, devotion; winning grace, protection, comfort, healing, lovableness; pain and grief; the wrench of parting, poor love; disappointment, anguish, grief | Florescence: June~September | [GB, US] October | 06/05, 11/07

└·Tagetes [타게테스, 천수국속, 千壽菊屬]: warmth, fierceness; elegance, devotion; winning grace, protection, comfort, healing, lovableness; pain and grief; the wrench of parting, poor love | Florescence: May~August | [GB, US] October | 06/05, 11/07

└-·Tagetes erecta [African marigold, Aztec marigold, 천수국, 千壽菊]: warmth, fierceness; elegance, devotion; winning grace, protection, comfort, healing, lovableness; pain and grief; the wrench of parting, poor love | Florescence: May~August | [GB, US] October | 06/05, 11/07

└-·Tagetes lucida [sweetscented marigold, Mexican marigold, Mexican mint marigold, Mexican tarragon, sweet mace, Texas tarragon, pericón, yerbaniz, hierbanís, 멕시코 매리골드]: warmth, fierceness; elegance, devotion; winning grace, protection, comfort, healing, lovableness; pain and grief; the wrench of parting, poor love | 10/31~11/02; (MX) Day of the Dead(Día de los Muertos)

└-·Tagetes patula [French marigold, 만수국, 불란서 금잔화, 홍황초, 紅黃草]: Warmth, fierceness; elegance, devotion; winning grace, protection, comfort, healing, lovableness; pain and grief; the wrench of parting, poor love; jealousy, malevolence | Florescence: May~August | [GB, US] October | 06/05, 11/07

└-·Tagetes tenuifolia [Signet marigold]

└·Arctotheca

└-·Arctotheca calendula [cape marigold, capeweed, plain treasureflower, cape dandelion]

└·Baileya

└-·Baileya multiradiata [desert marigold]

└·Caltha [동의나물속; marsh marigold]: destined for happiness

└-·Caltha palustris [kingcup, marsh marigold, 마쉬 매리골드, 동의나물]: Florescence: April~August; yellow

└·Dimorphotheca

└-·Dimorphotheca sinuata [cape marigold, glandular cape marigold, Namaqualand daisy, orange Namaqualand daisy]

└·Glebionis [글에비오니스속]: fresh love

└-·Glebionis segetum [corn marigold, corn daisy]

└·Tithonia

└-·Tithonia diversifolia [tree marigold, Mexican tournesol, Mexican sunflower, Japanese sunflower, Nitobe chrysanthemum]

•Marsh marigold [kingcup, 마쉬 매리골드, 동의나물; Caltha palustris]: destined for happiness | Florescence: April~August; yellow

•Marsilea [네가래속; four-leaf clover, water clover]: Good luck

└·Marsilea quadrifolia [four-leaf clover, European waterclover, 네가래]

•Matthiola [맛티올라속; stock, 비단향나무꽃]: Forever beauty; (FR) I will never cheat on you | 05/06, 07/16 

└·Matthiola incana [hoary stock, tenweeks stock, 비단향꽃무] 

└·Matthiola longipetala [night-scented stock, evening-scented stock, 밤향비단향나무꽃]

May lily [Lily of the valley, 은방울꽃]: Love, appreciation; humility, chastity, purity, sweetness, happiness, returning happiness, trust; delicacy | [UK, US] May | 05/05

Mayflower: Welcome

•Medicago [개자리속; medick, burclover]

└·Medicago polymorpha [California burclover, toothed bur clover, toothed medick, burr medic, 개자리]: Pleasant memory

•Medlar [서양모과, common medlar; Mespilus germanica]: The only love | 11/01

•Megaleranthis [모데미풀속]: miss, sorriness, inconvenience, regret, painful reminiscence, sad memory

└·Megaleranthis saniculifolia [모데미풀]: miss, sorriness, inconvenience, regret, painful reminiscence, sad memory

•Melampodium [멜람포디움속]: Hope, peace; purity, pure heart; genuine, sincere

└·Melampodium leucanthum [plains blackfoot, blackfoot daisy, 블랙풋데이지] 

•Melampyrum [꽃며느리밥풀속; cow-wheat, cow wheat]

└·Melampyrum roseum [rosy cow-wheat, 꽃며느리밥풀, 산라화, 꽃새애기풀, 새애기풀, 꽃며느리바풀, 꽃밥알풀]: Jealousy, envy

•Meliaceae [멀구슬나무과] (Mahogany family): compathy, beginning of life

•Melissa [멜리사, lemon balm, 레몬밤]: stability, stabilization; calm, rest; sympathy, pity; virginity; birth | Florescence: June~September; white, yellow, light blue | 02/11

└·Melissa officinalis [멜리사 오피키날리스; lemon balm, balm, common balm, balm mint, 레몬밤]

•Menispermaceae [새모래덩굴과, 방기과, 防己科; moonseed Family]

└·Cocculus [댕댕이덩굴속; coralbead, moonseed]: supererogation

└·Menispermum [새모래덩굴속]: Beauty; give alms

•Menispermum [새모래덩굴속]: Beauty; give alms

└·Menispermum dauricum [Dauuria moonseed, コウモリカズラ, 蝙蝠藤, 새모래덩굴] 

•Mentha [박하속; mint, 민트]: doubt, uspicion; pure and simple heart, virtue, I'd like to love again | 03/16, 05/28, 12/21 

└·Mentha canadensis [Canada mint, American wild mint, East Asian wild mint,  Chinese mint, Sakhalin mint, Japanese mint, 박하]

└·Mentha piperascens [박하]

└·Mentha piperita [Peppermint, 페퍼민트]: freshness, refreshingness, exhilaration; warm heart, sincerity; I'd like to love again | Florescence: June~July 

└·Mentha pulegium [pennyroyal, 페니로열민트] 

└·Mentha spicata [spearmint, 스피어민트]

└·Mentha suaveolens [apple mint, 애플민트]: virtue, I'd like to love again | Florescence: July~September 

•Menyanthaceae [조름나물과]

└·Nymphoides [어리연꽃속; floatingheart]: Purity, pure, innocence; fairy of sleep; fairy of water, water Nymph, sprite, naiad

•Mespilus [양모과속]

└·Mespilus germanica [medlar, common medlar, 서양모과]: The only love | 11/01

•Meterostachys [난쟁이바위솔속; meterostachys]: Diligence, industry

└·Meterostachys sikokianus [dwarf rock pine, 난쟁이바위솔]

•Mexican ivy [cup-and-saucer vine, cathedral bells, monastery bells, 멕시칸아이비; Cobaea scandens]: change, alteration | Mexico

•Mexican marigold [cempasúchil, Aztec marigold, 멕시코매리골드]: warmth, fierceness; elegance, devotion; winning grace, protection, comfort, healing, lovableness; pain and grief; the wrench of parting, poor love | 10/31~11/02; (MX) Day of the Dead(Día de los Muertos)

└·Tagetes erecta [Mexican marigold, Aztec marigold, African marigold]

└·Tagetes lemmonii [Lemmon's marigold, Copper Canyon Daisy, Mountain Marigold, Mexican Marigold]

└·Tagetes lucida [sweetscented marigold, Mexican marigold, Mexican mint marigold, Mexican tarragon, sweet mace, Texas tarragon, pericón, yerbaniz, hierbanís]

└·Tagetes minuta [muster John Henry, Southern Cone marigold, Khakibos, stinking roger, wild marigold, black mint, Maxican marigold, 만수국아재비]: I want to be loved

•Mexican paintbrush [flossflower, bluemink, blueweed, pussy foot, Mexican ageratum, 멕시코엉겅퀴]: your trust; eternal youth, viridity

•Michaelmas daisy: memory | 09/09, 09/29

└·Michaelmas daisy [미카엘데이지, 갯개미취; Tripolium pannonicum, syn. Aster tripolium, syn. Aster pannonicus]

└·European Michaelmas daisy [Italian aster; Aster amellus]: farewell, departure

Mignonette (목서초, 木犀草): Worth (가치)

Milky-white violet [흰젖제비꽃, (Binomial name) Viola lactiflora]: Modesty; innocent love; simplicity | Florescence: April~May | 01/06 

•Miltonia [밀토니아속]: no more sorrow

└·Miltonia spectabilis [outstanding miltonia]

└·Miltonia warszewiczii [syn. Miltonioides warszewiczii, Oncidium fuscatum]

•Miltonioides [syn. Oncidium, Xeilyathum, 밀토니오이데스속; dancing-lady orchid, golden shower orchid]: no more sorrow

└·Miltonioides warszewiczii [syn. Miltonia warszewiczii, Oncidium fuscatum]

•Miltoniopsis [밀토니옵시스; pansy orchid]: no more sorrow

└·Miltoniopsis vexillaria

•Mimosa [미모사속; sensitive plant]: sensitivity, impressibility, carefulness, shyness | 01/26

└·Mimosa pudica [sensitive plant, sleepy plant, action plant, Dormilones, touch-me-not, shameplant, zombie plant, shy lady, shy plant, 미모사]: sensitivity, impressibility, carefulness, shyness | Florescence: July~August, red

•Mimosoideae [미모사아과]: compathy, beginning of life

•Miniature roses [미니장미]: endless love, eternal love

└·Jana spray rose [자나장미]

└·Rosa chinensis minima [잔쟁이중국장미]

•Mint [Menta]: doubt, suspicion; pure and simple heart, virtue, I'd like to love again | 03/16, 05/28, 12/21 

└·Apple mint [애플민트; Mentha suaveolens]: virtue, I'd like to love again | Florescence: July~September 

└·Pennyroyal [페니로열민트; Mentha pulegium] 

└·Peppermint [페퍼민트; Mentha piperita]: freshness, refreshingness, exhilaration; warm heart, sincerity; I'd like to love again | Florescence: June~July 

└·Spearmint [스피어민트; Mentha spicata]

•Mirabilis [분꽃속; four-o'clocks, umbrellaworts]: amazing, wondrous, remarkable

└·Mirabilis jalapa [marvel of Peru, four o'clock flower, 분꽃, 귀걸이꽃]: Coward, introverted, timidity, shyness; enthusiasm, passion | 05/22

•Misty blue [sea-lavender, statice, caspia, marsh-rosemary, 갯질경]: pure and elegant love

•Modiola [국화잎아욱속; bristly-fruited mallow, Carolina bristlemallow, babosilla, redflower mallow]: Richness, abundance

└·Modiola caroliniana [국화잎아욱]

•Molluginaceae [석류풀과]: Exploit, patriotism | 11/05, 12/11

•Mollugo

└·Mollugo pentaphylla [석류풀]: The zenith of prosperity

└·Mollugo verticillata [green carpetweed]

•Monotropa [수정난풀속]

└·Monotropa hypopithys [yellow Indian pipe, Dutchman's pipe, false beech-drops, pinesap, yellow bird's-nest, 구상난풀]: Wood nymph, dryad

•Monotropastrum [나도수정초속]

└·Monotropastrum humile [ghost plant, 나도수정초]: Fairy in the woods

•Monstera [몬스테라속]: strange, weird, mystery, wonder

└·Monstera deliciosa [monstera, Swiss cheese plant, window plant, cut leaf philodendron, geriman, fruit salad plant, fruit salad tree, ceriman, monster fruit, monsterio delicio, monstereo, Mexican breadfruit, windowleaf, balazo, Penglai banana, 몬스테라]: strange, weird, mystery, wonder

•Montiaceae [몬티아과] ← 쇠비름과 [Portulacaceae]

└·Lewisia [레위시아속, 레비시아속]: angel's tears; cure, heal

Moonflower: Dreaming of love

•Moraceae [모라케아이, 뽕나무과; mulberry family, fig family]

└·Broussonetia [닥나무속]: Information, record

└·Ficus [무화과나무속; fig trees, figs]: abundance, plenty, plentiful fruition, fecundity, enthusiasm

Morning glory [나팔꽃]: Daintiness, love, magic; pleasure, unity; love in vain, meaningless love | Florescence: July~August | [US] September | 06/25 

•Morning glory [나팔꽃; Ipomoea nil, Pharbitis nil]: Daintiness, love, magic; pleasure, unity; love in vain, meaningless love | Florescence: July~August | [US] September | 06/25  

└·By Color

└··Morning glory (white) [나팔꽃 (하양)]: Exuberant rejoicing | 04/14

└·By Genus

└-·Argyreia 

└-·Astripomoea 

└-·Calystegia 

└-·Convolvulus 

└-·Ipomoea [syn. Pharbitis, 이포메아속, 나팔꽃속, 미국나팔꽃속] 

└-·Lepistemon 

└-·Merremia 

└-·Operculina 

└-·Rivea 

└-·Stictocardia

•Moss [lichen, bryophyte, 이끼, 苔]: Maternal love; tenacious vitality | 01/22, 01/29, 08/10, 12/02

•Mountain ash [rowan, 마가목, 馬牙木, (Genus) Sorbus]: Mind without laziness; carefulness, prudence, sophrosyne, literacy, mercy | Florescence: May~June, White | 01/27

Mouse-ear chickweed [common mouse-ear, starweed, 점나도나물, (Genus) Cerastium]: Naive | Florescence: May∼July, White | 01/25

•Mukdenia [돌단풍속; mukdenia]: life force, vital power, hope, wish

└·Mukdenia rossii [maple-leaf mukdenia, 돌단풍]

Mullein: Good-nature

•Musk rose [사향장미, 麝香薔薇; (Species) Rosa moschata]: Whimsical love, capricious love | 02/25

•Mustard plant

└·Brassica [배추속]

└-·Brassica juncea [brown mustard, 갓]: Indifference | 09/08

└·Sinapis

•Mustard tree [mustard bush; Salvadora persica]: Indifference

Myosotis [forget-me-not, 물망초, 勿忘草]: Patience, daintiness, remembrance; deep emotional love, affection, true love; Please don't forget me. | Florescence: July~August | [GB] September | 02/07, 05/15

•Myrrh [몰약, 沒藥]: Truth; false love | 11/09

•Myrsinaceae [자금우과]: compathy, beginning of life

Myrsinaleaf oak [가시나무, 小葉靑風, (Binomial name) Quercus myrsinaefolia]: Patience | Florescence: April~May | 01/15

•Myrtaceae [도금양과, 桃金孃科; myrtle family]: compathy, beginning of life

└·Eucalyptus

└·Rhodomyrtus [myrtle, 銀梅花, 桃金孃]: love, Sweet nothings, whispers of love; celebration; immortality, revival | Florescence: June; purple-red | 02/09

•Myrtle [銀梅花, 桃金孃; Rhodomyrtus]: love, Sweet nothings, whispers of love; celebration; immortality, revival | Florescence: June; purple-red | 02/09