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Flower attire at weddings: A crown of lilies and wheat is worn by brides in Greece to symbolize purity and abundance.
Medicinal uses of the rose:Long ago rose petals were used to control bleeding because they contain an astringent called tannin. Sun protection: North African natives chewed the root of the plant from which the Queen Anne's Lace flower comes from to protect themselves from the sun because it stimulates pigment production in human beings.
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