Three Sisters

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim The combination of maize (corn), pole beans (Phaseolus vulgaris or climbing beans, string beans, etc.), and squash (i.e. pumpkin), especially when planted together in intertwined plantings.

   “One beautiful idea relates to the corn, beans and squashes, all indigenous plants which are called three sisters as well as their life or supporters. The thought is a happy one, for they grow together, and were always important in Indian life.”

2. isim The spirits or gods of corn, beans, and squash considered collectively.

   “Perhaps the most beautiful conception in the mythology of the Iroquois, is that in relation to the Three Sisters, the Spirit of Corn, the Spirit of Beans, and the Spirit of Squashes.”

3. isim Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see three, sisters.
4. özel isim Synonym of Orion's Belt.