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St. James Wort
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English
Etymology
St. James + en wort.
Noun
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ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris species).
en 1880 Bottrell, William Stories and folk-lore of West Cornwall OLD COENISH WOEDS. https://archive.org/details/cu31924029890559/page/n206/mode/2up?q 196 The loins are called the cheens [...] The plant sweet-leaf, a kind of St. John's wort, here called tutsen, is the French toute saine (heal all).
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