cade

cade
cade1
/kayd/, n.
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade), used in treating skin diseases. Cf. juniper tar.
[1565-75; < MF < Pr; akin to LL catanum; perh. orig. a plant name in a substratum language of the Alps and Pyrenees]
cade2
/kayd/, adj.
Eastern New Eng. and Brit. (of the young of animals) abandoned or left by the mother and raised by humans: a cade lamb.
[1425-75; late ME cad(e), of obscure orig.]

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