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Definition of Scurvy grass

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

2. Noun. Any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian cresses; widely cultivated for winter salad.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Scurvy Grass

scurrilously scurrilousness scurring scurrit scurry scurrying scurs scurvier scurvies scurviest

scurvily scurviness scurvinesses scurvy scurvy rickets scuse scused scuses scusing scut monkey

scut monkeys scut work scuta scutage scutages scutal

Literary usage of Scurvy grass

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

1. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge edited by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"—The plant called scurvy grass in Pennsylvania and southward is a native of this conn- try as well as of Europe, where it is known as winter cress, ..."

2. London, Past and Present: Its History, Associations, and Traditions by Henry Benjamin Wheatley, Peter Cunningham (1891)
"... wormwood-ale, lemon-ale, scurvy-grass-ale, college-ale, etc. These are to be had at Hercules Pillars, near the Temple."1 Hercules' Pillars, HYDE PARK. ..."

3. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1856)
"Oil of Scurvy-grass. — Obtained from the fresh herb of Cochlearia of. The dry herb does not yield any oil by distillation with water, ..."

4. A Personal Narrative of the Discovery of the North-west Passage: With by Alexander Armstrong (1857)
"... killed—Open Water seen to the Northward—Sorrel and scurvy grass—Their Effects—State of Ice—Mercy Bay—Its Aspect—Young Ice formed—Ship Frozen in—Gloomy ..."

5. Journal of the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Banks by Joseph Banks, Joseph Dalton Hooker (1896)
"... of the party — Death of two men from cold — Return to ship — Shells— Native huts — General appearance of the country — Animals — Plants — scurvy grass, ..."

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