scurvy-grass

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scurvy-grass

noun scurvy-grasses

  1. countable, uncountable Any of several European plants, of the genus Cochlearia, formerly believed useful in treating scurvy. The seeds of Scurvy-grasse growing in waterpots have been fruitfull in the Land

    Similar: spoonwort

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noun Cochlearia

Françaiscochléaire, cranson
DeutschLöffelkraut
Românălingurea
Русскийло́жечница lóžečnica, ло́жечная трава́ lóžečnaja travá

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@misc{scurvy_grass_2026,
  title = {scurvy-grass},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/scurvy-grass},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}