† spergen.1
Obsolete. rare.
? Asparagus.
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the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > stalk vegetables > asparagus
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c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 275 He schal ete fenel, ache, persil, sperge,..& he schal ete no mustard.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
† spergen.2
Obsolete. rare.
A sprinkler.
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the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of sprinkling > [noun] > sprinkler
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rose sprinkler1856
water head1856
sparger1858
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1676 J. Evelyn Philos. Disc. Earth 143 Gently refresh'd with a dewie sperge or brush, not with the watring-pot.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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