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betonice

  • noun [ feminine ]
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betonice, an; f : also Lat. betonĭca, æ; f.
The herb BETONY; betonĭca officinālis. This species is the common wood-betony, the betonĭca officinālis of Linnæus. It is a species of the genus Stachys, but it was formerly a species of the genus Betonica. It is very plentiful in Great Britain, and formerly much used in medicine. The leaves have a rough bitter taste, and are slightly aromatic. The roots are nauseous and very bitter, and when taken act as purgatives and emetics
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  • Genim betonican gódne dǽl

    take a good deal of betony,

      Lchdm. iii. 22, 16.
  • Nim betonican sǽd

    take seed of betony,

    iii.
      72, 6.
  • Wyl on ealaþ betonican

    boil betony in ale,

      L. M. 1, 16; Lchdm. ii. 58, 24.
  • Wyrc betonican and pipores seofon and xx corna tosomne getrifulad work betony and twenty-seven corns of pepper triturated together, 1, 21; Lchdm. ii. 64, 6 : 1, 22; Lchdm. ii. 64, 16. Latin, Betonĭca, æ; f Ðis is seó gréne sealf, - betonĭca, rude, etc.

    this is the green salve, - betony, rue, etc.

      Lchdm. iii. 6, 8.
  • Genim ðás ylcan wyrte and betonĭcam

    take this same wort and betony,

      Herb. 135, 3; Lchdm. i. 252, 4.
Etymology
[Betonĭca, quæ et Vettonĭca dicitur, quod eam Vettones = Oύέττoνεs, in Hispania invenerunt, Plin. 25, 8 : Prior 20.]
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v.  betoce bettonice.
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