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œ (oe ligature)
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† ✠ ▽ (symbols)

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♄ (Saturn =fruiting)
♃ (Jupiter =perennial)
♂ (Mars = biannual)
☉ (Sun = annual)
† (dagger = plants known only from imperfect specimens)

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