fair maid of France
(also fair maids of France)
noun
1Ragged robin, Lychnis flos-cuculi.
2Aconite-leaved buttercup, Ranunculus aconitifolius, especially the double-flowered variety flore pleno.
3Meadow saxifrage, Saxifraga granulata.
4Sneezewort, Achillea ptarmica.
Origin
Early 17th century; earliest use found in John Parkinson (1566/7–1650), apothecary and herbalist.
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