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‖ samolus|səˈməʊləs|
[L. samōlus (Pliny); said to be a Celtic word.]
a. Antiq. A plant said to have been used in ancient Druidical ceremonies.
b. Bot. Adopted (by Linnæus) as the name of a genus of plants belonging to the order Primulaceæ. Also, a plant of this genus.
1753Chambers Cycl. Supp., Samolus, in botany, the name of a genus of plants. 1866Treas. Bot., Samolus, small marsh plants with white flowers..belonging to the Primulaceæ. 1878M. E. Braddon Open Verd. II. 14, I wonder whether he was going to gather the samolus, left-handed and fasting. 1884C. Rogers Soc. Life Scot. I. i. 16 The leaves of the Samolus were gathered by the priest fasting. 1905Longm. Mag. Jan. 254 The selago flourished on the heath and the samolus by the running stream. |