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by tenbino 2110 days ago
I heard about a body found in the woods because some unusual plant was growing, germinated from a seed inside their stomach.

Probably apocryphal but hey.

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I believe it was a man killed in a cave in Cyprus during conflict there. He had eaten a fig, I believe and the tree grew in the opening of the cave.

I believe it is true and that should help you find a reference.

Here:

https://cyprus-mail.com/2018/09/23/did-a-fig-tree-grow-out-o...

"The remains of the three Turkish Cypriots, the sources said, were found several metres away from the tree roots during the excavations, suggesting it did not grow from a seed inside the deceased man."