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| Noun | 1. A heart-shaped bulbous root, about the size of a finger, brought from Turkey, formerly used as a cathartic.[Websters]. | |
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Date "HERMODACTYL" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Hermodactyl \Her`mo*dac"tyl\, noun. [New Latin expression. hermodactylus, literally, Hermes' finger; from Greek Hermes finger.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: HERMODACTYL
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| Noah Webster | [Noun] In the Materia Medic, a root brought from Turkey. It is in the shape of a heart flatted, of a white color, compact, but easy to be cut or pulverized, of a viscous sweetish taste, with a slight degree of acrimony. Some suppose it to be the root of the Colchicum variegatum; others,the root of the Iris tuberosa. It was anciently in great repute as a cathartic; but that which is now furnished has little or no cathartic quality. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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