ˈCross-flower
[cross- 3 a.]
A name proposed by Gerarde for Milkwort (Polygala).
| 1597 Gerarde Herbal ii. clx. §6. 450 Milke woort..doth specially flourish in the Crosse or..Rogation weeke..in English we may cal it Crosse flower. 1822 K. Digby Broadst. Hon. (1846) II. 364 Cross-flower, or rogation-flower. |