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tetter-berry|ˈtɛtəbɛrɪ|
The common Bryony, Bryonia dioica; also, the berry of this plant. Variously said to cure and to produce tetter.
1597Gerarde Herbal ii. cccvi. 720 In English Bryonie, white Bryonie, and tetter Berrie. 1598Florio, Vitalba, wilde vine or tetterberrie growing in hedges with red berries..the iuice whereof will cause the skin to blister. 1640Parkinson Theatr. Bot. ii. xiii. 181 Good against all fretting and running cankers, gangrænes and tetters, and therefore the berries [are] usually called of the Country people, Tetter berries. 1886Britten & H. Plant-n., Tetter-berry..Hants., where children have an idea that the juice of the fruit will, if it touches the skin, produce tetter. |