Its name is derived from Latin meaning "dew of the sea". It has a very old reputation for improving memory, used as a symbol for remembrance (during weddings, war commemorations and funerals) in Europe, probably as a result of this reputation. Mourners would throw it into graves as a symbol of remembrance for the dead. In Shakespeare's Hamlet, Ophelia says, "There's ______ that's for remembrance".
What?
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