Plants
Experts cannot agree whether a tree growing in the grave of a husband and wife symbolizes their separation or unity. I tend towards the latter -- seeing marriage as a joining of two substances. This interpretation of plants as the embodiment of the deceased comes up often in literature and art. From our rotting remains, the grass, the trees, the flowers, and the shrubs draw up our essence. They can also have other meanings and uses.
See LIVING THINGS.
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