aralian.
/əˈreɪlɪə/ A genus of trees, shrubs, and herbs, the type of the family Araliaceæ; also, a plant of this genus.
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panax?a1200
petit morelc1425
aralia1756
petty morel1778
pigeonweed1785
shot-bush1785
ginseng1818
1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 189 Aralia... The Galapee, or Angelica Tree.
1836 J. C. Loudon Encycl. Plants (rev. ed.) 230 Aralia. Aralia. Araliaceæ.
1897 J. C. Willis Man. Flowering Plants II. 28 The root of the Aralia Ginseng..is the source of the famous Chinese medicine Ginseng.
1908 Westm. Gaz. 25 Nov. 5/1 A tall aralia growing in a corner of the well-lighted entrance-hall of the hotel.
1914 Chambers's Jrnl. Mar. 154/1 The fertilisers may be given in weak doses to foliage plants such as aralias.
1942 L. Bennett Jamaica Dial. Verses 25 I was gwine to sen' pure orellia bush, As yuh wanted so-soh greens.
1953 West Indian Med. Jrnl. 2 237 Aralia guilfoylei..Aralia. The leaves are used in Jamaica to prepare tea for colds. It is common in gardens as a hedge plant and is not indigenous.
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