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单词 jew's myrtle
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Jew's myrtle
Jew's myrtle n. (also Jews myrtle, Jews' myrtle) (a) a variety of the common myrtle, Myrtus communis, which has leaves arranged in whorls of three rather than in pairs and is used in Jewish religious ceremonies (now rare); (b) the butcher's broom Ruscus aculeatus (cf. Jews thorn n.).
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1775 R. Weston Flora Anglicana iii. 164 Myrtus..trilatifolia... Three-leaved, or Jews Myrtle.
1856 Notes & Queries 2nd Ser. 1 432/2 In some parts of Kent it [sc. Ruscus aculeatus] is called ‘Jews' Myrtle’; and it is the popular belief, that the crown of thorns..was composed of its branches.
1894 J. C. Sawer Odorographia II. 69 Broad-leaved Jews' myrtle. This variety has its leaves frequently in threes, on which account it is said to be in esteem among the Jews in their religious ceremonies.
1998 D. Squire Healing Garden 135/2 Butcher's Broom, Ruscus aculeatus (also known as Knee Holly, Box Holly, and Jew's Myrtle), is a shrubby evergreen with pretty cherry-sized, sealing-wax-red berries.
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