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‖ asarabacca Herb.|ˌæsərəˈbækə|
Also 7 assaraback, asarabecca.
[f. L. asarum, a. Gr. ἄσαρον name of the same plant + bacca berry.]
The plant Asarum Europæum, sometimes called Hazelwort, used formerly as a purgative and emetic, and still as an ingredient of cephalic snuff.
1551Turner Herbal i. (1568) 48 Of Follfoote or Asarabacca. 1607Topsell Four-f. Beasts 189 Goats..love..assaraback. 1621Burton Anat. Mel. ii. iv. ii. i, [Laurel] and asarabecca..are two known vomits. 1741Compl. Fam.-Piece i. i. 9 Such Things as cause Sneezing, as..the Leaves of Assarabacca powder'd. 1866Treas. Bot. 98 Asarabacca..is said to be found wild in Westmoreland. |