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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
bishop's-weed .
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Anyhow, this particular weed was held to be a specific for the bishop's evil; and, being introduced and cultivated for the purpose, it came to be known indifferently to herbalists as bishop-weed and gout-weed.
Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science Grant Allen 1873
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Nevertheless, it continues to grow all about our lanes and hedges, side by side with another quaintly-named plant, bishop-weed or gout-weed, whose very titles in themselves bear curious witness to its original uses in this isle of Britain.
Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science Grant Allen 1873
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