| 单词 | simpler's joy |
| 释义 | > as lemmassimpler's joy simpler's joy n. (also simplers joy) now historical the plant vervain, Verbena officinalis, highly valued in herbal medicine, or any of several other plants of the genus Verbena, esp. the North American species V. hastata. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > [noun] > vervain berbineeOE ironhardOE vervain?a1300 verbena?a1425 columbinec1450 holy herb1567 Juno's tears1597 pigeon's grass1597 simpler's joy1754 1754 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. (ed. 4) III. at Verbena It is never found growing above a Quarter of a Mile from an Habitation; which occasion'd its being called Simplers Joy; because, where-ever they found this Plant growing, it was a sure Token of an House being near. 1902 Amer. Catholic Q. Rev. July 466 There was another powerful root much valued in the days when the Physic garden with its Apothecary beds was the Druggist's Store, and this was the Common Vervain or Simpler's Joy (Verbena). 1991 M. Castleman Healing Herbs v. 366 Vervain was prescribed so frequently for so many conditions, it became known as simpler's joy. < as lemmas |
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