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† pellaˈmountain Obs.
Also 6 puliall-, 6–7 pela-, -mountayne.
[app. a popular corruption of some med.L. herbalists' name, e.g. Pulegium montanum, or Serpyllum montanum: cf. also pelleter1. The OF. name was poliol, poulieul.]
A name of Wild Thyme.
1575Turberv. Faulconrie 223 Sage, Mints, Pelamountaine, Cloues, Cynamon, and such other sweete comfortable deuises. 1578Lyte Dodoens ii. xliv. 231 This herbe is now called..in English wilde Tyme, Puliall mountayne, Pellamountayne, and running Time. 1602Carew Cornwall 19 Natures liberall hand decketh many of the sea cliffes with wilde Hissop, Sage, Pelamountayne.., and such like well-sauouring herbes. 1677N. Cox Gentl. Recreation ii. 248 Take Germander, Pelamountain, Basil, Grummel-seed, and Broom⁓flowers, of each half an ounce. |