单词 | queen's delight |
释义 | > as lemmasqueen's delight queen's delight n. the plant Stillingia sylvatica (family Euphorbiaceae), of the southern United States, valued for its medicinal root; (also) this root; also called queen's root. ΚΠ 1826 R. Mills Statistics S. Carolina 89 Stillandsia Sylvatica, Queen's Delight; the root of this plant acts as an emetic. 1901 C. T. Mohr Plant Life Alabama 594 Queen's Delight... Southeastern Virginia to Florida, west to Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas. 1988 R. Mabey et al. Compl. New Herbal i. 57/3 Once thought to be a reliable cure for syphilis (which it is not), Queen's delight is now used as a stimulating expectorant to treat bronchitis, laryngitis and croup. < as lemmas |
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