ARDROMEDA MARIANA
\ˈɑːdɹə͡ʊmdə mˌaɹiːˈanə], \ˈɑːdɹəʊmdə mˌaɹiːˈanə], \ˈɑː_d_ɹ_əʊ_m_d_ə m_ˌa_ɹ_iː__ˈa_n_ə]\
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A decoction of this American plant is said to have been successfully employed as a wash, in a disagreeable affection-not uncommon amongst the slaves in the southern parts of the United States-called the Toe Itch, and Ground Itch.-Barton.
By Robley Dunglison
Word of the day
Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.
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