#amaruta
- Bitterwort — A popular name attributed to certain wild herbaceous plant species (such as Polygala amara), structurally characterized by an intensely bitter taste and used in folk medicine. As an adjective, it is the feminine singular form of 'amăruț', describing a slightly bitter substance or a mildly melancholic mood.
- Babaruga — A rare regional and popular name used in certain areas of the country to designate the ladybug (ladybird) or, in other dialects, a type of small black ground beetle. Additionally, the term survives in children's folklore as a rhyming element in traditional chants meant to invoke the opening of the insect's wings, loaded with playful and archaic magical connotations related to weather forecasting or bringing good luck.