单词 | rattlesnake-wort |
释义 | > as lemmasrattlesnake-wort ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Polygalaceae (milkwort and allies) > [noun] milkwort1578 polygala1578 Cross-flower1597 gang flower1597 rogation flower1597 procession flower1633 rattlesnake root1682 senega1738 rattlesnake-wort1763 flowering wintergreen1818 mountain flax1824 shepherd's thyme1857 love1874 1763 J. Wheeler Botanist's & Gardener's New Dict. 382/1 Senega Rattle Snake Wort, a species of Polygala. 1797 Encycl. Brit. XV. 324/2 The senega, or seneka, rattlesnake-wort, grows naturally in most parts of North America... Besides the virtues of a purgative, emetic, and diuretic, it [sc. the root] has been recommended as an antidote against the poison of a rattlesnake; but this opinion is now exploded. < as lemmas |
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