Succory

  • 31cupid's-dart — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun (plural cupid s darts) Usage: usually capitalized C Etymology: so called from the belief that it is efficacious as a love philter : blue succory * * * /kyooh pidz dahrt , dahrt /, n. See blue succory …

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  • 32Cichorium Endivia — Endive En dive, n. [F. endive (cf. Pr., Sp. Pg., & It. endivia), fr. a deriv. of L. intibus, intybus, endive.] (Bot.) A composite herb ({Cichorium Endivia}). Its finely divided and much curled leaves, when blanched, are used for salad. [1913… …

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  • 33Edulcorate — E*dul co*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Edulcorated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Edulcorating}.] [L. e out + dulcoratus, p. p. of dulcorare to sweeten, fr. dulcor sweetness, fr. dulcis sweet: cf. F. [ e]dulcorer.] 1. To render sweet; to sweeten; to free from… …

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  • 34Edulcorated — Edulcorate E*dul co*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Edulcorated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Edulcorating}.] [L. e out + dulcoratus, p. p. of dulcorare to sweeten, fr. dulcor sweetness, fr. dulcis sweet: cf. F. [ e]dulcorer.] 1. To render sweet; to sweeten; to… …

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  • 35Edulcorating — Edulcorate E*dul co*rate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Edulcorated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Edulcorating}.] [L. e out + dulcoratus, p. p. of dulcorare to sweeten, fr. dulcor sweetness, fr. dulcis sweet: cf. F. [ e]dulcorer.] 1. To render sweet; to sweeten; to… …

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  • 36Endive — En dive, n. [F. endive (cf. Pr., Sp. Pg., & It. endivia), fr. a deriv. of L. intibus, intybus, endive.] (Bot.) A composite herb ({Cichorium Endivia}). Its finely divided and much curled leaves, when blanched, are used for salad. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 37Wild endive — Endive En dive, n. [F. endive (cf. Pr., Sp. Pg., & It. endivia), fr. a deriv. of L. intibus, intybus, endive.] (Bot.) A composite herb ({Cichorium Endivia}). Its finely divided and much curled leaves, when blanched, are used for salad. [1913… …

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  • 38Chicory — This article is about the cultivated vegetable called chicon. For the Worldcons named Chicon, see Worldcon. Common Chicory Common chicory (Cichorium intybus) Scientific classification …

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  • 39List of plants in The English Physitian (1652 book) — Below is the list of plants, listed under the section Catalogue of the Herbs and Plants, in this Treatise, appropriated to their several PLANETS in the 1652 medical text The English Physitian: or an Astrologo physical Discourse of the Vulgar… …

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  • 40Catholicon (electuary) — In pre modern medicine, catholicon was a soft electuary, so called as being supposedly universal in its curative and prophylactic abilities (see panacea); or a purger of all humours. Different authors have given different recipes for catholicon.… …

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