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Jupiter's beard

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Jupiter's beard

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Calque of Latin barba Iovis.

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  1. uncountable The red valerian, Centranthus ruber
  2. obsolete, uncountable Aster linosyris, a European plant with yellow flowers.
  3. uncountable The silverbush, Anthyllis barba-jovis, a European shrub with silvery leaves.
  4. uncountable The common houseleek, Sempervivum tectorum. 1658: Thus […] nature […] somewhat after this manner hath ordered the bush in Jupiters beard, or houseleek; which old superstition set on the tops of houses, as a defensative against lightening, and thunder. — Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 181)
  5. uncountable A white-edged fungus, Hyphodontia barba-jovis.

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@misc{jupiter_s_beard_2026,
  title = {Jupiter's beard},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jupiter's%20beard},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}