单词 | oxheal |
释义 | > as lemmasoxheal oxheal n. (also oxheel) now historical stinking hellebore, Helleborus foetidus, formerly used to treat diseases of cattle. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Liliaceae family or plants > [noun] > hellebore > bear's foot settergrassa1400 bear's foot1551 setterwort1551 lousewort1578 lousy grass1597 oxheal1597 helleboraster1656 1597 J. Gerard Herball ii. 825 The fourth kinde of Blacke Hellebor called..in English Oxeheele, or Setterwoort. 1796 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 3) II. 511 Bears-foot, Setterwort, Oxheel, Stinking Hellebore. 1864 All Year Round 6 Feb. 560/2 Setterwort, or oxheel. 1955 G. Grigson Englishman's Flora 32 By ancient prescription, the hellebores were needed for cattle... Setterwort and Oxheal were Gerard's designations for H. foetidus. < as lemmas |
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