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prickmadam

prickmadam noun: any of several species of stonecrop, such as Petrosedum rupestre, formerly used as ingredients of vermifuge medicines.

Noun

prickmadam (uncountable)

  1. (dated) Any of several species of stonecrop, such as Petrosedum rupestre, formerly used as ingredients of vermifuge medicines.

Origin of prickmadam

From French trique-madame. Compare Dutch tripmadam.

Questions about prickmadam

What does prickmadam mean?
Prickmadam means any of several species of stonecrop, such as Petrosedum rupestre, formerly used as ingredients of vermifuge medicines.
What part of speech is prickmadam?
Prickmadam is a noun.

Words near prickmadam in the dictionary

  1. prickly saltworts
  2. prickly shark
  3. prickly sharks
  4. prickly thrift
  5. prickly thrifts
  6. prickmadam
  7. prickmedainties
  8. prickmedainty
  9. prickpunch
  10. prickpunches
  11. pricks

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