单词 | golden trefoil |
释义 | > as lemmasgolden trefoil golden trefoil n. [after post-classical Latin trifolium aureum (1583 or earlier)] now historical and rare the hepatica Hepatica nobilis (or, in later use, its North American variety H. nobilis var. obtusa), having three-lobed leaves and blue, white, or pink flowers, (formerly) used as a treatment for jaundice. ΚΠ 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 1031 Of noble Lyuerwoort, or golden Trefoile. 1653 N. Culpeper Pharmacopœia Londinensis 40/1 Common and golden Trefoyl, Woodsorrel, sweet Trefoyl. a1722 J. Quincy tr. Dispensatory Royal Coll. Physicians London (1727) 314 Hepatica, nobilis,..noble Liverwort, or golden Trefoil. 2009 S. T. Runkel & A. F. Bull Wildflowers Iowa Woodlands (ed. 2) 7/2 Other common names [of Hepatica americana] golden trefoil, herb trinity, ivy flower [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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