Kasvionan
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Kasvionan is an identity and umbrella term for identities in which one's gender is centered around plants (inclusive of any kind of plant), and possibly also sunlight, growth, beauty, and/or strength.
Kasvionan is not inherently a xenogender, though it can overlap with other labels.
Subsets & Terminology
Terminology related to kasvionan includes:[1]
- KASIN: Kasvionan-in-nature
- Kasvic: Kasvionan aligned (KAHS-vick)
- Kasvinine/Kasvinity: Having kasvionan qualities (KAHS-vih-nine & KAHS-vih-nit-ee)
- Demikasvi: One's gender is partially kasvinine[2]
- Transkasvinine: One is transitioning to kasvinity, or transgender in a kasvinine way; equivalent of transmasculine/transfeminine[2]
- Duil: The kasvionan equivalent of boy/girl[2]
- Fleuri: The kasvionan equivalent of man/woman[2]
History
Both kasvionan flags were designed by Tumblr user creatureboything on September 11, 2022.[1]
Etymology
The term's name comes from the Finnish word kasvi, meaning "plant", and the Scottish Gaelic word ionad, meaning "center".[1]