sanguisorbn.
/ˈsaŋɡwɪsɔːb/ 1. A plant of the N.O. Sanguisorbaceæ, typified by the genus Sanguisorba (now a sub-genus of Poterium), which includes the common burnet.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > agrimony or lady's mantle or burnet
agrimonyeOE
padelion?a1300
burnetc1400
sindaw1548
liverwort1566
great sanicle1578
lady's mantle1578
pimpernel1578
goose-chite1597
philanthropos1597
Poterium1597
lion's foot1611
salading-burnet1766
burnet blood-wort1776
dew-cup1799
sanguisorb1846
salad burnet1854
1846 J. Lindley Veg. Kingdom 561 Its habit, indeed, is by no means that of Sanguisorbs.
2. quasi-etymologically: A ‘blood-sucker’.
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the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > inordinate or excessive desire > [noun] > rapacity > rapacious person
gorgec1450
sanguisugec1540
horse-leech1546
harpy1589
vulture1605
leech1785
sanguisorb1884
1884 G. Allen Philistia I. 73 A pluralist and a sanguisorb of the deepest dye.
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