单词 | rich root |
释义 | † rich rootn. Obsolete. rare. The medicinal root of a North American plant, perhaps the black snakeroot, Cimicifuga racemosa. Also: the plant itself. Cf. richweed n. 1. ΚΠ 1698 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 20 403 Mr. Fisher..brought me this Root from Potuxen River in Maryland, and he tells me, they there call it, Rich Root, and use it as a specifick against the Scurvy. 1833 Boston Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 10 Apr. 135 The several popular names which I have heard known applied to this plant [sc. Actæa racemosa], are Black cohosh, Black snake-root,..Rich-weed, Rich-root, Deer-weed, and Cornutus's Canada Herb-Christopher. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1698 |
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