Karukella (Karukell)

Lit. bear bell. Small pasqueflower, Pulsatilla spp. Likes limestone which is a no-brainer for any flower in Estonia. Also grows in my garden. Not to be confused with karukeel, lit. bear tongue, Anchusa arvensis, the bugloss, a weed. Also grows in my garden. Bugger. One of a meadow flower or grass group. See Kelluka.

Karusambla (Karusammal)

Hair cap moss, Polytrichum spp. See Käolina, see also Karuvildiku. See also, he said, suspicion in his heart, Harusambla.

Karuse (Karune)

Furry, also hairy, shaggy. One of the streets named after the nearby Raku Sovhoos (see Piibri). There was also, incidentally, a Battle of Karuse on the ice off Muhu in 1270 between the Livonian Order and Grand Duchy of Lithuania with, sadly, very few Livonians left to say who won.

Karuslase (Karuslane)

Wood tiger moth, whose full name is teelehe-karuslane (lit. bearlike plantain), Parasemia plantaginis, In the footsteps (literally, see Teelehe) of Biston betularia, males occur in two different colour patterns: yellow and white, and are thus studied for selection pressures. Prefer areas somewhat moist. Part of a lepidopteran group. See Kedriku.

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