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Scurvy-grass

SCUR'VY-GRASS

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Noun.
A plant of the genus Cochlearia; spoonwort. It grows on rocks near the sea, has an acrid, bitter taste, and is remarkable as a remedy for the scurvy. It is eaten raw as a salad.

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scurvy-grass

scurvy-grass

See also: scurvygrass and scurvy grass

English

Noun

scurvy-grass (plural scurvy-grasses)

  1. Any of several European plants, of the genus Cochlearia, formerly believed useful in treating scurvy.
    • 1658: The seeds of Scurvy-grasse growing in waterpots have been fruitfull in the Land — Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 205)

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