† jubarb Obs.
(ˈdʒuːbəb)
[a. F. joubarbe:—jousbarbe (= Sp. jusbarba):—L. Jovis barba Jove's beard.]
The houseleek.
| [c 1265 Voc. in Wr.-Wülcker 558/26 Iouis barba, i. iubarbe, i. singrene.] c 1450 Bk. Hawkyng in Rel. Ant. I. 301 Yeve here jus of rasne and jubarde. 1524 Gt. Herbal ccclxxxi. xij, An herbe that is called also Iobarde. 1601 Holland Pliny II. 237 The lesse Sengreen or Iubarb groweth vpon walls..likewise vpon the tiles of house-roofs. 1725 Bradley Fam. Dict. s.v., The Great Jubarb is a Plant that has great Pulpy and thick Leaves,..sharp at the Ends like a Tongue. |