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herb Gerard

herb Gerard noun: the ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria).

Noun

herb Gerard (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) The ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria).
    • […] Calamint given inwardly, Betony, Elecampane, Master-wort or the Herb Gerard given inwardly […]1720, E. R. (Gent.), “Things good in general for Cramps or Convulsions of the Sinews”, in The Experienc'd Farrier; Or, Farring Compleated, page 257
    • GOUT WORT, the herb Gerard, Ashweed and Jump-about.1731, Nathan Bailey, An Universal Etymological English Dictionary

Origin of herb Gerard

Named after St. Gerard of Toul, who used to be invoked against the gout.

Questions about herb Gerard

What does herb Gerard mean?
Herb Gerard means the ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria).
What part of speech is herb Gerard?
Herb Gerard is a noun.

Words near herb Gerard in the dictionary

  1. herb boxes
  2. herb butter
  3. herb butters
  4. herb Christopher
  5. herb doctor
  6. herb Gerard
  7. herb knife
  8. herb knives
  9. herb of grace
  10. herb of repentance
  11. herb of the cross

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