dock-cress

dock-cress
Nipplewort Nip"ple*wort` (n[i^]p"p'l*w[^u]rt`), n. (Bot.) A yellow-flowered composite herb ({Lampsana communis}), formerly used as an external application to the nipples of women; -- called also {dock-cress}. [1913 Webster]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Нужен реферат?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Dock-cress — n. (Bot.) Nipplewort. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dock-cress — dockˈ cress noun The nipplewort • • • Main Entry: ↑dock …   Useful english dictionary

  • Yellow cress — Yellow Yel low (y[e^]l l[ o]), a. [Compar. {Yellower} (y[e^]l l[ o]*[ e]r); superl. {Yellowest}.] [OE. yelow, yelwe, [yogh]elow, [yogh]eoluw, from AS. geolu; akin to D. geel, OS. & OHG. gelo, G. gelb, Icel. gulr, Sw. gul, Dan. guul, L. helvus… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Yellow dock — Yellow Yel low (y[e^]l l[ o]), a. [Compar. {Yellower} (y[e^]l l[ o]*[ e]r); superl. {Yellowest}.] [OE. yelow, yelwe, [yogh]elow, [yogh]eoluw, from AS. geolu; akin to D. geel, OS. & OHG. gelo, G. gelb, Icel. gulr, Sw. gul, Dan. guul, L. helvus… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Lampsana communis — Nipplewort Nip ple*wort (n[i^]p p l*w[^u]rt ), n. (Bot.) A yellow flowered composite herb ({Lampsana communis}), formerly used as an external application to the nipples of women; called also {dock cress}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Nipplewort — Nip ple*wort (n[i^]p p l*w[^u]rt ), n. (Bot.) A yellow flowered composite herb ({Lampsana communis}), formerly used as an external application to the nipples of women; called also {dock cress}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wildflowers of Soldiers Delight — The Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area, consists of about convert|1900|acre|km2 of land in Owings Mills, Maryland, USA. cite web url = http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/central/soldiers.html title = Soldiers Delight Natural… …   Wikipedia

  • List of The Office (U.S. TV series) characters — This article is about the characters from the American version of The Office. For characters from the British version, see Characters from The Office (UK). The following is a catalogue of characters from the U.S. version of The Office. The Office …   Wikipedia

  • Sorrel — This article is about the common sorrel. For other uses of sorrel , see sorrel (disambiguation). Narrow leaved sorrel and variants redirect here. These terms may also refer to curled dock (R. crispus). Sorrel Scientific classification …   Wikipedia

  • List of garden plants — This is a partial list of garden plants, plants that can be cultivated in the garden, listed alphabetically by genus.See also: * List of plants by common name NOTOC A * Abelia * Abeliophyllum (white forsythia) * Abelmoschus (okra) * Abies (fir) * …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”