Any of several medicinal herbs; esp. St. John's wort (Hypericum species). Also with the. Cf. grace, n. 4a, Gratia Dei, n. 2. Now historical and rare.
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释义 | the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > [noun] > hedge-hyssop (4) grace of God?c1400 Any of several medicinal herbs; esp. St. John's wort (Hypericum species). Also with the. Cf. grace, n. 4a, Gratia Dei, n. 2. Now historical and rare. hedge-hyssop1578 A name given by early herbalists to Gratiola officinalis, a scrophulariaceous plant of Central Europe, formerly noted for its medicinal… Gratia Dei1597 Any of various medicinal plants; esp. hedge hyssop, Gratiola officinalis, and several cranesbills (Geranium species). Cf. grace of God, n. 2. Gratiola1597 A genus of scrophulariaceous plants, the best known species of which is G. officinalis, the Hedge Hyssop. |
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