† casshen.
Obsolete.
The wild chervil, Anthriscus sylvestris; also vaguely applied to other Umbelliferous plants.
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casshe1548
mock chervil1548
wild cicely1597
pig's parsleya1697
cow-weed1744
wild chervil1783
cow parsley1785
cow chervil1804
beaked parsley1841
Queen Anne's lace1873
hare-parsley1874
1548 W. Turner Names of Herbes sig. E.vv Myrrhis is called in Cambrygeshyre casshes, in other places mockecheruel.
1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball v. liii. 616 Of Myrrhis Casshes or Caxes. This herbe is called..in Englishe, as Turner sayth, Casshes, or Caxes, bycause Spinsters use the stemmes..for quilles and Caxes, to winde yarne upon.
1640 J. Parkinson Theatrum Botanicum Table 1736 Caxes or Kicses, is Hemlocke.
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