Definition of Cochlearia officinalis

1. Noun. A widely distributed Arctic cress reputed to have value in treatment or prevention of scurvy; a concentrated source of vitamin C.

Exact synonyms: Common Scurvy Grass, Scurvy Grass
Generic synonyms: Cress, Cress Plant
Group relationships: Cochlearia, Genus Cochlearia

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cochlearia Officinalis

Cocculus carolinus
Coccus hesperidum
Coccyzus
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Cocha antshrike
Cocha antshrikes
Cochimi
Cochin
Cochin-Chinese
Cochin China
Cochin China diarrhoea
Cochin fowl
Cochin fowls
Cochise
Cochlearia
Cochlearia officinalis (current term)
Cochlearius
Cochlearius cochlearius
Cochliomyia
Cochran
Cockaigne
Cockayne
Cockayne's disease
Cockayne's syndrome
Cockburn
Cockcroft
Cockcroft-Walton accelerator
Cockcroft-Walton voltage multiplier
Cockcroft and Walton accelerator
Cockcroft and Walton voltage multiplier

Literary usage of Cochlearia officinalis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1886)
"Cochlearia officinalis, L.—With. ed. ii. North. Grose; Scotl. Jamieson. ... (1) Cochlearia officinalis, L.—Ger. E. Bord. Bot. E. Bord. Prior, p. 207. ..."

2. The Organic Constituents of Plants and Vegetable Substances and Their by Georg Christoph Wittstein (1878)
"Oil of Cochlearia officinalis (scurvy grass)=C6 H5 SO. Ob tained by distillation with water from the herb of Cochlearia officinalis, C. Danica and C. ..."

3. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1904)
"21, '903), 592-6°3- Oil of Cochlearia officinalis—Identity of that from the ... Gadamer having determined that the fresh herb of Cochlearia. officinalis, ..."

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