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单词 earwort
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earwort
earwort n. (a) houseleek, Sempervivum tectorum (obsolete rare); (b) any of several plants reputed to cure deafness, esp. the herbaceous plant Oldenlandia auricularia (family Rubiaceae), of South Asia (now historical and rare); (c) any of several liverworts of the order Jungermanniales, having ear-shaped leaves.
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a1400 Alphita (Selden) (1887) 20 Barba iouis uel..semperuiua, gallice iubarbe, anglice syngrene, erewort, houslek.
1695 J. Mullins Some Observ. Cylonian Plant 4 My Design in this Sheet is only to give the World an account of a particular Plant brought from India, that hath a Specifick quality against Deafness..; it's called Ear-wort, the Indian Name I know not.
1749 J. Barrow Dict. Medicum Universale Auricularia, ear-wort..is a species of mint.
1857 T. Redwood Suppl. Pharmacopœia (ed. 3) 428 Dysophylla Auricularia. (Blum.) Mentha villosa, Auricularia, Ceylonian plant, Earwort, Marlow. East Indies. Used for deafness.
1902 Trans. Connecticut Acad. Arts & Sci. 11 581 (heading) Ear Wort..Among rocks along the shores; a ragged-looking shrub, with small leaves.
1998 L. V. Fleming in Drafting & Implementing Action Plans for Threatened Species (Council of Europe) 63 Marsh earwort Jamesoniella undulifolia (internationally threatened).
2003 Hist. Jrnl. 46 498 James Mullins identified the curative properties of the cylonian plant, or ear-wort, suggested both topical application and internal consumption. [etc.].
2013 R. D. Porley England's Rare Mosses & Liverworts 206 Scapania praetervisa Ciliate Earwort.
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