| 单词 | quinsy wort |
| 释义 | > as lemmasquinsy wort quinsy wort n. now historical squinancywort, Asperula cynanchica (family Rubiaceae), which was formerly used to treat quinsy. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > woodruff > allied flowers woodruff1597 squinancy-wort1713 houstonia1764 quinsy wort1799 Venus's pride1845 bouvardia1846 Quaker ladies1871 1799 R. E. Hunter Short Descr. Isle Thanet 90 Quincey wort, in the close near Sacket's hill. 1861 A. Pratt Flowering Plants & Ferns Great Brit. III. 159 Its specific name..as well as its English name of Quinsey-wort or Quinancy-wort, refer to its ancient uses in disorders of the throat. 2000 News & Observer (Raleigh, N. Carolina) (Nexis) 4 June a32 Others include sneezewort, cancerwort, rupturewort, gutwort, even wartwort. How about nettle-wort, quinsy wort and tooth wort? < as lemmas |
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