Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of plants of the natural order Euphorbiaceæ, the tribe rotoneæ, and the subtribe Acalypheæ.

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  • noun a genus of slender herbs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae

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  • Johann Joachim Becher (1635–82) asserted that all bodies are composed of air, water, and three earths: terra lapida, terra mercurialis, and terra pinguis.

    1669 2001

  • Formation of cysts on the gums (stomatitis mercurialis) accompanied by a heightened light sensibility (Photophobia).

    Chapter 20 1993

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