On the Popular Names of British Plants: Being an Explanation of the Origin and Meaning of the Names of Our Indigenous and Most Commonly Cultivated Species |
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adopted Ajuga Allium allusion ancient applied Arum maculatum arvensis Bellis perennis blossoming called Campanula Centaurea Chaucer Clematis vitalba Coles colour connected corolla corruption Cotgrave cowslip CRESS daisy derived dialects Dianthus Diefenbach different plant Dioscorides doctrine of signatures Dodoens Dutch Euphorbia helioscopia Europæus flowers French fruit Galium genus Germanic languages Glechoma hederacea GRASS Greek Grete Herball Grimm ground growing HEDGE HERB Herbal herbalists Hottonia palustris Ind-European L.Germ LADY'S Latin name leaf leaves Lychnis Lyte M.Lat meaning meant Myrica Gale name given officinalis Ononis arvensis Orchis origin Ortus Sanitatis palustris Parkinson pink Pliny Polygonum primrose Primula probably Ranunculus resemblance root sativa Saxifraga seed seems shape shrub species spelt stalk supposed SWEET synonym tells term THISTLE translation tree tubers Turner unknown verb Verbascum Thapsus Viburnum Opulus vulgaris weed whence wild wood word WORT writers yellow