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strychnon

strychnon, strychnum [CL < στρύχνον] 1 plant of the nightshade family (? Solanum nigrum). strignum Mirmidone maurellam vero Latine dicunt H. Hunt. Herb. V 1. 7; jusquami, stringui [sic; l. stringni], boli, libani Gilb. II 85v. 1; pinguedo ‥ capre cum succo strigni vel solatri, quod idem est, curat ranculam Gad. 127. 2; strignus manicon quam alii perisson dixerunt Alph. 176; morella sive maurella, solatrum, uva lupina, strignum idem sunt SB 30. 2 (~on manicon) thorn-apple (Datura stramonium), (in gl. understood as) foxglove (Digitalis purpurea). trycnosmanicos, foxes glova Gl. Durh. 305; trycnosmanicos, i. foxes glove Gl. Laud. 1446.

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