An item of food, variously understood to be a locust (locust, n. 1) or an unidentified plant or flower, upon which John the Baptist is said to have…
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| 释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > unidentified or variously identified plants > biblical, mythical, or plants of antiquity > [noun] (12) honeysucklea1387 An item of food, variously understood to be a locust (locust, n. 1) or an unidentified plant or flower, upon which John the Baptist is said to have… heath1535 A name given to plants and shrubs found upon heaths or in open or waste places. In two passages (Jeremiah xvii. 6, xlviii. 6) in Coverdale's and… bulbine1548 A bulbous plant mentioned by Pliny; applied by Turner to Gagea lutea. tragium1567 A strong-smelling plant known to the ancient Greeks; (perhaps) white dittany or burning bush, Dictamnus albus. alimon1572 A plant supposed to dispel hunger, sometimes identified with the saltbush, Atriplex halimus, a drought tolerant plant found in arid regions of the… behen1578 A name which the old herbalists had received apparently from Arabic sources, without knowing to what plant it belonged, and which different authors… ephemeron1578 A plant described by ancient writers. Obsolete. spattania1583 (See quots.) cassia1594 poetic. A fragrant shrub or plant. This is partly a rhetorical use of the word from the Bible (Psalm xlv. 8), partly a reference to the casia of… anacampserote1601 A plant believed to have the power to restore lost love. springwort1862 A mysterious herb having various magic powers. Subcategories:— lowly (1) |
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