scorpion grassn.
A plant of the genus Myosotis; the forget-me-not or mouse-ear. Also with qualifying words, denoting particular species or varieties. Lyte and some other botanists assign the name to Scorpiurus sulcatus (‘scorpion's tail’), ‘with which various species of Myosotis are associated’ (Britten & Holland).
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forget-me-not?1533
scorpioides1578
scorpion grass1578
scorpion-wort1578
honeywort1597
mouse-ear1597
myosotis1857
myosote1858
1578 H. Lyte tr. R. Dodoens Niewe Herball i. xlii. 61 Bysides these two kindes of Scorpioides, there is yet twoo other small herbes whiche some do also name Scorpion grasse, or Scorpion worte.
1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 254 To this end they doe prescribe Bay-berries, Scorpion-grasse [etc.].
1690 J. Ray Synopsis Methodica Stirpium Brit. (1724) 229 Mouse-ear Scorpion-grass.
1713 J. Petiver Catal. Ray's Eng. Herbal Water Scorpion-grass, Field Scorpion-grass, Small Scorpion-grass.
1763 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. (ed. 8) Index Scorpion-grass, or Caterpillar, see Scorpiurus.
1833 Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 1 No. i. 29 Myosotis sylvatica—Wood Scorpion-grass.
1865 P. H. Gosse Land & Sea 235 The early scorpion-grass or hill forget-me-not.
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