ˈammeosameosn.
Bot. Obs.
= ammi n.
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wood-whistlea1400
ammi1551
toothpick chervil1578
ammeos1585
herb William1597
bull-wort1598
toothpick1598
bishop-weed1614
picktooth1706
toothpick bishop-weed1866
bishop's elder-
c1000 Sax. Leechd. II. 192 Oþer swilc hwites cweodowes & ameos.
1585 H. Llwyd tr. Pope John XXI Treasury of Health (new ed.) N vj, Ameos..dryueth forth ye stone broken.
1631 G. Markham Way to Wealth i. i. Gloss., Ameos, Comin royal, is a Herb of some called Bulwort, Bishops-weed, or Herb-William.
1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs I. 3 Ameos..has Leaves like Dill.
1751 Chambers's Cycl. (ed. 7) (at cited word), According to Lemery, the plant takes its name ammeos from αμμος, its seed being very like grains of sand.
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