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===Origin===
===Origin===
Tangrowth is based on vines. Considering its shaggy appearance, Tangrowth may be based on an exaggerated concept of a shaggy {{wp|caveman}}. It may also be based on a {{wp|Green Man}}, a motif that is represented as a face surrounded by leaves and vines. Its appearance and behavior also match that of the {{wp|Bornean orangutan}} and {{wp|Sumatran orangutan}}.
Due to mistery around Tangela's appearance under the {{wp|vines}}, Tangrowth may be based on the {{wp|swamp monster}} from the short story "{{wp|It! (short story)|It!}}" by {{wp|Theodore Sturgeon}}, that is ultimately revealed to have formed around a human skeleton. It may also be based on a {{wp|Green Man}}, a motif that is represented as a face surrounded by leaves and vines.


====Name origin====
====Name origin====
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