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Hmmm, what would be the Russian name for this plant, as shown in a Scottish coat-of-arms:
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Hmm, I've never even heard of agrimony, though wikipedia says that it grows in North America. Supposedly velcro was inspired by the seeds of the burdock plant -- called лопух in Russian, according to...

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Absolutely, but the meaning would most often be similar to the definition that CoffeeCup gives here:



So one would typically say...

By the way, I was talking with my sister recently about my nephew's difficulty in tying his shoes (he's five). Only his "church shoes" have шнурки -- all the others close with velcro, so he doesn't...

Actually, I have a few general questions about the correct constructions that are used to describe the various "fasteners" (застёжки?) on clothing, not just tying the shoes or zipping the pants.
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