Names
Kuukressi (Kuukress)
Honesty, aka lunaria (Lat.: moonlike) for their pale, translucent seedpods. Sometimes known as the ‘money-tree/plant’ for the seedpods’ flat, silver-coinlike appearance. Two species known in Estonia:
- Aed-kuukress, (annual) honesty, Lunaria annua
- Mets-kuukress, perennial honesty, L. rediviva.
Kuuli (Kuul)
Bullet, shot, ball or even (but not in this case) pill. Named after a turn-of-the-(last)-century military firing range.







