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‖ ˈammeos, ameos Bot. Obs.
[a. Gr. ἄµµεως gen. of ἄµµι, ammi, here taken as nom.]
= ammi.
c1000Sax. Leechd. II. 192 Oþer swilc hwites cweodowes & ameos. 1585Lloyd Treas. Health N vj, Ameos..dryueth forth y⊇ stone broken. 1631Markham Way to Wealth i. i. Gloss., Ameos, Comin royal, is a Herb of some called Bulwort, Bishops-weed, or Herb-William. 1712tr. Pomet's Hist. Drugs I. 3 Ameos..has Leaves like Dill. 1751Chambers Cycl. s.v., According to Lemery, the plant takes its name ammeos from αµµος, its seed being very like grains of sand. |