Phoenix and The Turtle, [1-4]. “Let the bird of loudest lay/ On the sole Arabian tree/ Herald sad and trumpet be/ To whose sound chaste wings obey” .
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Associated with acacia. Wikipedia adds that the phoenix dies in a nest it has built out of cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum).
May 1, 2009 at 6:17 pm
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