Scurvy-grass
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Scurvy-grass is a noun meaning Any of several European plants, of the genus Cochlearia, formerly believed useful in treating scurvy.
Meaning
Any of several European plants, of the genus Cochlearia, formerly believed useful in treating scurvy.
Example Sentences
The seeds of Scurvy-grasse growing in waterpots have been fruitfull in the Land
[T]he seed of Scurvy-grass very much resembles the make of a Concha Venerea, a kind of Purcelane Schell […].
Knowing that sellery and scurvey grass and other vegetables were to be found in this sound […] , I went myself at day light in the morn in search of some and returned by breakfast with a boat load […] .
Word Forms
- scurvy-grasses
Synonyms for scurvy-grass
Depending on context, synonyms include spoonwort.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include scurvygrass, spoonwort, scurvywort, hardgrass, clubgrass, scrubgrass.
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