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单词 great prior's herb
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great prior's herb
great prior's herb n. [after French herbe du grand prieur (1570 or earlier), an allusion to François de Lorraine (1534–63), Grand Prior of France, who is reputed to have cultivated tobacco and promoted its use as a medicine and stimulant, having been presented with specimens by Jean Nicot in 1560 (see nicotian n.1)] Obsolete rare tobacco.
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1577 J. Frampton tr. J. Liébault in tr. N. Monardes Three Bookes ii. f. 42v Others haue named it the greate Priours hearbe [Fr. l'herbe du grand Prieur], for that hee caused it to multiplie in Fraunce, more then any other.
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