#Alba

• Ascanius — The Romanianized form of the name of the legendary hero Ascanius from Roman mythology, son of the Trojan Aeneas and Creusa, historically recognized as the founder of the city of Alba Longa and mythic ancestor of the Gens Julia (through his secondary name, Iulus). As a rare Romanian masculine given name, it carries a strong classical cultural significance, structurally representing the continuity of Latin onomastic tradition.
• Ascanius — The Latin language name and international academic form for the son of Aeneas, strictly used in classical philology, ancient history, and literary historiography (especially in the analysis of Virgil's Aeneid). This character represents a key structural element in the political propaganda of the Augustan era, justifying the divine legitimacy of the Julio-Claudian dynasty through a direct connection to the goddess Venus.
• Asphodel — A perennial herbaceous plant of the lily family, genus Asphodelus, with long, narrow leaves, tuberous roots, and white or yellow flowers arranged in large clusters, native to the Mediterranean region. In ancient Greek mythology, this botanical element is closely linked to the underworld, describing the vast meadows in Hades where the souls of the deceased wandered in a state of eternal peace.
• Cow parsley — A popular Romanian name assigned to a wild herbaceous plant in the umbellifer family (Anthriscus sylvestris), related to garden chervil but larger in size with rougher leaves; it grows spontaneously at forest edges, roadsides, or wet meadows and, despite resembling aromatic herbs, has low culinary value and is sometimes considered an invasive weed.
• Cow parsley — A popular name attributed to a wild herbaceous plant of the umbellifer family, resembling cultivated chervil in appearance but having larger dimensions, rigid stems, and a harsh, unpleasant aroma; it grows spontaneously on roadsides, in ditches, ruins, or uncultivated lands, often considered a weed in agriculture and associated in empirical phytotherapy with certain external remedies.
• Wild chervil — A common name for several plant species in the Apiaceae family (such as Anthriscus sylvestris or Chaerophyllum temulum) that grow freely in nature; although it strikingly resembles the chervil used as a seasoning, it has a much stronger taste and rougher leaves. Some varieties can be toxic, which is why gathering it from wild flora requires a very rigorous botanical identification.
• Asprokastron — The Greek-origin name (meaning 'White Castle') under which the historic fortress and city at the mouth of the Dniester River, later named Cetatea Albă, was known in medieval Byzantine and Genoese documents. It represents a commercial and strategic node of crucial importance on the Black Sea coast, historically contested between the Byzantine Empire, the Republic of Genoa, the Principality of Moldavia (under the reign of Stephen the Great), and the Ottoman Empire.
• Aster amellus — The scientific name of the European Michaelmas daisy (or Italian aster), a perennial herbaceous plant in the Asteraceae family, native to the temperate regions of Europe and Central Asia; it serves as the type species of the Aster genus and is recognized by erect, rigid stems, rough, lanceolate leaves, and flower heads clustered in corymbs, featuring blue-lilac rays and a yellow disc, blooming in late summer.
• Aster laevis — The synonymous scientific name for Symphyotrichum laeve, a perennial herbaceous plant in the Asteraceae family, native to North America; it is characterized by erect, completely smooth (glabrous) and glossy stems, leathery blue-green leaves, and attractive flower heads with intense blue-violet rays and a yellow central disc.
• Aster novi-belgii — The scientific name of the New York aster (or New Belgium aster), a perennial herbaceous plant in the Asteraceae family, native to eastern North America; it is one of the most widely cultivated autumn ornamental species, characterized by smooth or weakly pubescent stems, thin lanceolate leaves, and a colossal abundance of blue, violet, pink, or white flower heads.
• Aster x frikartii — The scientific name of a famous perennial garden hybrid aster, obtained by crossing Aster amellus and Aster thomsonii by the Swiss nurseryman Frikart in 1918; it is globally renowned in landscape design for its exceptionally long blooming period (from July to October) and large, bright lavender-blue flower heads featuring a prominent central yellow disc.
• Astragalus glycyphyllus — A robust species of herbaceous perennial plant in the Astragalus genus, Fabaceae family, commonly known as wild liquorice or liquorice milkvetch, native to Europe and Asia Minor. It is structurally characterized by long, prostrate, and branched stems, large pinnate leaves with oval leaflets, and axillary racemes of greenish-yellow flowers, traditionally used in folk medicine for its diuretic, emollient, and hypotensive properties due to its sweetish taste resembling true liquorice.
• Yataghan — An Oriental bladed weapon with the cutting edge on the concave side of its long, slightly curved blade, lacking a guard at the hilt, used in the past especially by janissaries and other troops of the Ottoman Empire. Its characteristic hilt often ends with two large ear-shaped protrusions, made of bone, ivory, or silver and decorated with precious stones in parade models.
• Blue Counter-Strike gaming avatar — A digital profile picture, emblem, or custom logo used by players or teams within the Counter-Strike ecosystem, characterized by tactical graphic elements (soldiers, weapons, gas masks) and a color palette dominated by shades of blue (neon, cyan, royal). This visual element serves to build an online competitive identity, suggesting calm, tactical precision, and a symbolic alignment with the Counter-Terrorist (CT) faction.
• Avena sterilis — The Latin scientific name of a wild oat species in the grass family (Poaceae), commonly known as winter wild oat or animated oat. It is an annual herbaceous plant, native to the Mediterranean region and Western Asia, but globally distributed, often considered a noxious weed in cereal crops due to its high resistance and rapid multiplication capacity via large seeds equipped with stiff hairs.
• Avlona — A historical, Hellenic, or Byzantine toponym used to designate various localities in the Mediterranean basin, the most notable being the seaport town of Vlora (Valona) in present-day Albania, strategically situated on the Adriatic Sea. The name also points to a town and municipality in the Attica prefecture (Greece), as well as an ancient agricultural settlement on Karpathos island characterized by traditional fortified farmsteads ('stavlos') and ancient archaeological remains.
• Azure — The clean and serene blue color of a cloudless sky; a pure shade of light, luminous blue. In a poetic or figurative sense, the term describes the immensity of the celestial vault or a calm sea, evoking a state of serenity, structural purity, and visual clarity.
• Azure — To give a shade of azure-blue, to cause to become the color of the clear sky, or to impregnate a surface or landscape with bluish luminous reflections. In an artistic or descriptive sense, the verb expresses the chromatic transformation induced by atmospheric light play or the application of a fine pigment.
• Azuring — The act of azuring and its result; the process of coloring or chromatically transforming a surface or landscape into azure-blue shades. The term is utilized in art criticism or literature to describe the effect of flooding with a serene and clean light.
• Azure — Having the color of azure; colored in light blue, sky-blue, or serene. In literary texts, the term describes natural elements, clothing, or reflective surfaces that borrow the clean tint of the daytime sky.