"Lappula" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
Lappula is a genus of plants in the family Boraginaceae. It includes a variety of species, such as Lappula occidentalis, also known as Western stickseed, which is a low-growing, spreading weed with tiny yellow flowers.
To lap is to move something (such as your tongue or the tongue of a dog) over and over again over a surface. "Lapping" is also a verb meaning to overlap or border on something. <br><br>Example sentences: <br>- The child is lapping up the spilled juice.<br>- The waves lapped gently against the shore.<br>- The two blocks are lapping against each other. <br><br>In a more figurative sense, "to lap at something" means to make gradual progress or to slowly improve at something.
Lapps refers to the indigenous people known as Laponians or Saami, who live in the Arctic regions of Northern Europe, including Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia.