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“There aren’t any plant names in Yiddish.”
This supposed stereotype persisted for many decades, questioning the richness of the Yiddish language. In response, Dr. Mordkhe Schaechter compiled Plant Names in Yiddish, published in 2005, which included the Yiddish names for close to 1,700 plants.
