samolusn.
/səˈməʊləs/ a. Ancient History. A plant said to have been used in ancient Druidical ceremonies.
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hyssopc825
verbene1533
verbena1600
tulsi1698
samolus1878
holy basil1880
1878 M. E. Braddon Open Verdict II. 14 I wonder whether he was going to gather the samolus, left-handed and fasting.
1884 C. Rogers Social Life Scotl. I. i. 16 The leaves of the Samolus were gathered by the priest fasting.
1905 Longman's Mag. Jan. 254 The selago flourished on the heath and the samolus by the running stream.
b. Botany. Adopted (by Linnæus) as the name of a genus of plants belonging to the order Primulaceæ. Also, a plant of this genus.
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herb twopence1548
twopenny grass1548
water pimpernel1575
moneywort1578
pimpernel1633
piss-weed1714
samolus1753
bastard pimpernel1762
chaff-weed1796
pimpernel chaffweed1796
primwort1846
brook weed1861
money plant1873
Wandering Jenny1878
creeping Jenny1882
Wandering Sailor(s1882
1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Samolus, in botany, the name of a genus of plants.
1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Samolus, small marsh plants with white flowers..belonging to the Primulaceæ.
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