bruscus

1 bruscus v. brusca

2 bruscus [cf. CL ruscum] , butcher’s broom, knee-holly (Bruscus). holera ‥ sparagus, ~us, mercurialis, blitus Gilb. I 21 v. 2; ista est medicina mea specialissima ad omnem tumorem: ‥ accipe radicem ~i; fac bullire bene Gad. 28. 1; ~us, frutex est, licheholm SB 13; ~us habet folia ad modum buxus, tantum spinosa, A. keneholm Alph. 27; de speciebus [valent ad fecunditatem] zinziber conditum, ‥ semen erice, semen mercurialis, semen brisci Kymer 19; humile [genus rusci] officinae vocant ~um, Angli butcher’s broome et petygrew, Turner Herb. C 1.