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<p>[QUOTE="Heliodromus, post: 7670249, member: 120820"]The name of the plant, Cornus Mas, is based on the Latin word "cornu" meaning horn, based on the hardness and density of the wood (making it good for weapon making).</p><p><br /></p><p>So, is the Latin word "cornu" (horn) the common factor - both the basis of the name of the plant, and a reference to Zeus Amun's horns?</p><p><br /></p><p>Incidently the hippocampal region of the brain, having the same curved shape as ram's horns, is known as the "Cornu Ammonis" (Amun's horn).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Heliodromus, post: 7670249, member: 120820"]The name of the plant, Cornus Mas, is based on the Latin word "cornu" meaning horn, based on the hardness and density of the wood (making it good for weapon making). So, is the Latin word "cornu" (horn) the common factor - both the basis of the name of the plant, and a reference to Zeus Amun's horns? Incidently the hippocampal region of the brain, having the same curved shape as ram's horns, is known as the "Cornu Ammonis" (Amun's horn).[/QUOTE]
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