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Definition of scurvy grass in English: scurvy grassnoun mass nounA small European plant with fleshy tar-flavoured leaves, growing near the sea. It is rich in vitamin C and was formerly eaten, especially by sailors, to prevent scurvy. Genus Cochlearia, family Cruciferae: several species, in particular C. officinalis Example sentencesExamples - It is a traditional sailor's specific against scurvy, and is one of the various plants called ‘scurvy grass’.
- He treated his scorbutic patients with a mixture of plant and vegetable juices made from water cress, brooklime, scurvy grass, all herbs rich in ascorbic acid.
- A line of Alpine cress or maybe Pyrenean scurvy grass ran from an arched mine-level entrance.
- ‘He said something about a mix between… quinine and scurvy grass,’ Mrs. McCaylan frowned as she tried to remember.
Definition of scurvy grass in US English: scurvy grassnoun A small European plant with fleshy tar-flavored leaves, growing near the sea. It is rich in vitamin C and was formerly eaten, especially by sailors, to prevent scurvy. Genus Cochlearia, family Brassicaceae: several species, in particular C. officinalis Example sentencesExamples - A line of Alpine cress or maybe Pyrenean scurvy grass ran from an arched mine-level entrance.
- He treated his scorbutic patients with a mixture of plant and vegetable juices made from water cress, brooklime, scurvy grass, all herbs rich in ascorbic acid.
- It is a traditional sailor's specific against scurvy, and is one of the various plants called ‘scurvy grass’.
- ‘He said something about a mix between… quinine and scurvy grass,’ Mrs. McCaylan frowned as she tried to remember.
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