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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Brassicaceae —scurvy grass .
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Examples
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They were kept and fattened in places called "Cochlearia" and made into various "dainty dishes" which the Romans thought quite fit to set before their kings.
Wild Nature Won By Kindness Elizabeth Brightwen
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On rocky and gravelly beaches there are gravel sedge Carex glareosa, sea plantain Plantago maritima, Greenland scurvygrass Cochlearia groenlandica and low stitchwort Stellaria humifusa.
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So I found myself in the garden again, threading my way through the green maze with Master Harpole and wondering what to say besides: "Pray, where do the best specimens of Cochlearia officinalis grow?"
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"I shall always think of Cochlearia when I eat horse-radish on my beef," said Charlie Bolton.
Holidays at the Grange or A Week's Delight Games and Stories for Parlor and Fireside Emily Mayer Higgins
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And so he did: there was Cochlearia, a sharp-witted girl, who made rather biting speeches occasionally; there was Daucus, a red-headed youngster, and Raphanus, a pretty child of brilliant complexion, crowned with violet-colored flowers; there was
Holidays at the Grange or A Week's Delight Games and Stories for Parlor and Fireside Emily Mayer Higgins
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Its botanical name, _Cochlearia armoracia_, implies a resemblance between its leaves and an old-fashioned spoon,
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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As for Cochlearia, he could not abide her: she was so pert.
Holidays at the Grange or A Week's Delight Games and Stories for Parlor and Fireside Emily Mayer Higgins
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About Kila Moostaffur Khan a coarse tufted grass, Centaurea oligantha common throughout, first found at Khilat-i-Gilzee; Onosma major, Cochlearia, Dianthoides.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith
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_Cochlearia danica_, _anglica_ and _officinalis_ are so nearly allied as to be hardly distinguishable.
Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation Hugo de Vries 1891
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Knowing the scarcity of vegetables, Jaspar Hobson had plenty of seeds with him, chiefly sorrel and scurvy-grass (Cochlearia), the antiscorbutic properties of which are invaluable in these latitudes.
The Fur Country 1874
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