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HERMODACTYL Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of HERMODACTYL is a root formerly used as a cathartic or for the relief of gout that was probably derived from an Asiatic colchicum (Colchicum ...
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hermodactyl, n. meanings, etymology and more
The earliest known use of the noun hermodactyl is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for hermodactyl is from around 1350, ...
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hermodactyl - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
hermodactyl (plural hermodactyls). (obsolete) A type of root, probably from a plant of the genus Colchicum, as imported and used in Western medicine.
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hermodactyl
hermodactyl Obs. exc. Hist. (hɜːməʊˈdæktɪl) Also 4 ermodattile, 5 hermodactule, 6 -ill, 6–8 -il(e, 8 -yle. [ad. med.L. hermodactylus, a. Gr. ἑρµοδάκτυλος lit. Hermes' finger.] 1. A bulbous root, probably that of a species of Colchicum, formerly imported from the East and used in medicine. Also, the ...
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56. Hermodactylus, Auct.—Hermodactyl.
This plant is a native of Sicily, Crete, Greece, and Portugal. Dr. Sibthorp [Prod. Fl. Graecae, ii. 250.] found it on Helicon, Parnassus, and other mountains of ...
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definition of Hermodactyl by The Free Dictionary
n. 1. (med.) A heart-shaped bulbous root, about the size of a finger, brought from Turkey, formerly used as a cathartic.
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hermodactiles - Middle English Compendium - University of Michigan
1. A dried root; prob. that of an Asiatic plant (Colchicum luteum) used in medicine. Show 7 Quotations Hide 7 Quotations. Associated quotations.
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Hermodactyl - Webster's 1828 Dictionary
HERMODAC'TYL, noun [Gr. Mercury, and a finger; Mercury's finger.] In the Materia Medic, a root brought from Turkey. It is in the shape of a heart flatted, ...
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The term "hermodactyl" in hellenic language (Greek - ResearchGate
hermodactylus means, in the hellenic language, the "finger of Hermes"; the olympian messenger god of the ancient Greeks (Figure 5), thus, perhaps, suggest- ing ...
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SWEET HERMODACTYL - Jagdish Commercial Services Export
The “sweet hermodactyl” likely refers to the plant Colchicum autumnale, also known as autumn crocus, meadow saffron.
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Colchicine
Use of the bulb-like corms of Colchicum to treat gout probably dates to around 550 AD, as the "hermodactyl" recommended by Alexander of Tralles.
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snake's head
snake's head Also snakeshead, snake's-head. [snake n. 13.] 1. attrib. a. snake's-head iris, an iris of the Mediterranean region, Hermodactylus tuberosus.1739 Miller Gard. Dict. II, Hermodactylus, the Hermodactyl, commonly called Snakes-head Iris. 1786 Abercrombie Arr. in Gard. Assist. 59 Tuberous-ro...
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Mercury
Mercury, n. (ˈmɜːkjʊərɪ) Forms: 4–5 marcure, 4–7 mercurie, 5 mercurye, 5–7 mercure, 6 marcury, 7 dial. marcary, markry, 5– mercury. [ad. (partly through OF. Mercure, Marcure) L. Mercuri-us, prob. f. merc-, merx merchandise. The Roman deity was prob. originally the god of commerce only; but in Latin ...
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