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bendwith
† ˈbendwith Herb. Obs. [probably f. bend n.1 + with: perh. another form of bindwith. The word in Promp. Parv. suggests the Sw. benved ‘bone-wood,’ expl. as ‘dogberry, wild cornel,’ and Icel. beinv{iacu}ðir a willow (Salix arbuscula Vigf.), the meaning of which is ‘bone-withy.’] The name of a shrub o...
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bindwith
bindwith Bot. (ˈbaɪndwɪθ) [f. bind + withe a flexible twig: cf. bendwith.] A name given by some recent writers (perhaps erroneously) to Clematis Vitalba, or Traveller's Joy.1797–1804 Miller Gard. Dict. (ed. Martyn). 1863 Prior Plant-n. 21 Bind-with, a with used to bind up faggots, the Traveller's Jo...
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benweed
benweed Herb. (ˈbɛnwiːd) [Possibly for bendweed (cf. bendwith): but the variants bun-, bin-, bindweed, leave the etymology uncertain.] A popular name in Scotland and north of Ireland of the Ragweed (Senecio Jacobæa). Also bunweed.1822 Galt Entail III. 115 (Jam.) Switching away the heads of the thist...
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withbind
† ˈwithbind Obs. rare. Forms: 1 weoþobend, 4 weþebond, withbinde. [OE. *wiþobend, weoþobend (cf. OLG. widebinde ‘ligustrum’), f. wiþ- in withe + bend bend n.1 (Cf. bindwith, bendwith.)] A name for certain plants having pliant stems.c 1000 Sax. Leechd. II. 312 Nim þas wyrte, safenan & mersc mealwan.....
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