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dogstones
ˈdogstones [transl. med.L. Testiculvs canis (Turner, Lyte); from the shape of the tubers.] A name for various British species of Orchis.1597 Gerarde Herbal i. xcviii. 156. 1672–3 Grew Anat. Roots i. §8 (1682) 58 Some also have two or more Roots..of which some are distinctly fastend to the bottome of... Oxford English Dictionary
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Orchis mascula
grosser name" Shakespeare might have had in mind, but folk names given to plants in the Orchis family, based on their resemblance to testicles, include "dogstones wikipedia.org
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orchis
orchis (ˈɔːkɪs) [a. L. orchis (Pliny), the plant, a. Gr. ὄρχις testicle, also the plant orchis (so called from the shape of the tubers in most species: cf. ballocks, dogstones). For the pl. orchises, orchids is often substituted.] The typical genus of Orchidaceæ or Orchids, comprising terrestrial he... Oxford English Dictionary
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Anne Szumigalski
Dogstones: selected and new poems. Saskatoon: Fifth House, 1986. Heading out: the new Saskatchewan poets. edited by Don Kerr and Anne Szumigalski. wikipedia.org
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dufoil
dufoil Her. (ˈdjuːfɔɪl) [f. L. duo two + foil leaf; cf. trefoil, cinquefoil.] A two-leaved flower; the plant Twayblade (Listera ovata).1688 R. Holme Armoury ii. iv. §2. 58 He beareth Argent, a Dufoile or Twyfoile, Vert, flowered, Purpure. The Flower is like that which we commonly call Dogstones,..bu... Oxford English Dictionary
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Salep
Substitution of British orchid roots, known as "dogstones", for the original Turkish variants was acceptable in the 18th century. wikipedia.org
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salep
salep (ˈsæləp) See also saloop. [= F. salep, Sp. salép, Pg. salepo, a. Turkish sālep, a. Arabic tha‭ﻋleb (pronounced in some parts sa‭ﻋleb), taken to be a shortening of khasyu 'th-tha‭ﻋlab orchis (lit. ‘fox's testicles’; cf. the Eng. name ‘dogstones’.)] A nutritive meal, starch, or jelly made from t... Oxford English Dictionary
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marish
▪ I. marish, n. and a.1 Obs. exc. poet. and dial. (ˈmærɪʃ) Forms: α. 4–5 mar(r)ais(s, marys(e, mares, 4–6 mar(r)eis, -eys, 5 maryce, -ysse, -ise, -eyse, -eyes, 5–6 maress(e, marres(s(e, -ys, 5–7 marisse, 6 -ice, -is, -ese, -ees, marryce, 6–7 marris(e, marrice, 7 marraies; 4–5 marace, maras, 4–6 marr... Oxford English Dictionary
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dog
▪ I. dog, n.1 (dɒg) Forms: 1 docga, 3–7 dogge, (3, 6 doggue, 6 Sc. doig), 6–8 dogg, 3– dog. [late OE. docga (once in a gloss); previous history and origin unknown. (The generic name in OE., as in the Teutonic langs. generally, was hund: see hound.) So far as the evidence goes, the word appears first... Oxford English Dictionary
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stone
▪ I. stone, n. (stəʊn) Forms: 1–3 (4–5 Sc. and north.) stan, 3 stæn, 3–5 ston, 4–5 sten, 4–6 stoon (5–6 stoone), 4–9 (Sc. and north.) stane, 5 Sc. stayne, (stein), 5– 7 stonne, 6 stoan(e, steane, 6–7 Sc. stain(e, 7 Sc., 8–9 dial. stean, 4– stone. [Common Teut.: OE. stán str. masc. corresponds to OFr... Oxford English Dictionary
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