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‖ stœchas|ˈstiːkæs|
Also 6 stechas, stichas, 8 erron. stæchas. See also stechados, stickadove.
[L., a. Gr. στοιχάς.
According to Pliny the plant was so called because imported from the Stœchades islands (Gr. στοιχάδες, lit. ‘standing in a row’, f. στοῖχος row), now Les Iles d'Hyères.]
The plant French Lavender, Lavandula stœchas.
1548Turner Names Herbes 77 Stechas..may be called in english stichas or Lauender gentle. 1597Gerarde Herbal ii. clxx. 470 The later phisitions affirme, that Stœchas, and especially the flowers of it are most effectuall against paines of the head. 1725Bradley's Family Dict. II. 6 K 4 b, The Stæchas is of a bitter taste and a little astringent. 1831J. Davies Manual Mat. Med. 181 The Stœchas or French Lavender. Lavandula stœchas, Lin. A plant, native of the south of France... A syrup of stœchas, P., is prepared from this plant, and is added to antispasmodic mixtures. |