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Meaning of la celestina



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la celestina
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Celestine-is a species of herbaceous plant, annual, of the family Asteraceae, about 70 cm tall, very toxic, considered a weed, native to South America; it has opposite leaves, small pink or white flowers of nauseating smell, becoming a weed of the tropical zones of the world-It is used medicinally as antibacterial or antiartritic, also, for its essential oils, it is used in cosmetics; is toxic to mammals-

  



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"La Celestina" is the popular name for the novel "Tragicomedia de Calisto y Melibea", written by Fernando de Rojas towards the end of the 15th century; where the celestine character is the one who goes through almost the entire plot.

  










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