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Definition of Bible leaf
1. Noun. Tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers; used as potherb or salad green and sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavoring; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum.
Terms within: Costmary
Group relationships: Genus Tanacetum, Tanacetum
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Definition of Bible leaf
1. Noun. (botany) A Eurasian perennial herb that has flowers that are yellow and buttonlike. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bible Leaf
Literary usage of Bible leaf
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of Lynn: Including Nahant by Alonzo Lewis (1844)
"bible leaf. The year 1675 is memorable for the commencement of the great war of
... On the nineteenth of December, says the bible leaf, there was 'a ..."
2. Annual Report of the Board of Publication of the Presbyterian Church in the by Board of Publication (1875)
"LITTLE HANS AND His BIBLE-LEAF. By Franz Hoffman. Translated from the German and
adapted by Louisa Seymour Houghton. 16mo, pp. 250. ..."
3. Who's who in America by Marquis Who's Who, Inc (1903)
"Translator: Their Married Lives, 1883 AH (from French); Little Hans and His Bible
Leaf, 1882 A14 (from German); ..."
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