Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of plants of the natural order Euphorbiaceæ, the tribe rotoneæ, and the subtribe Acalypheæ.
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- noun a genus of slender herbs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae
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Johann Joachim Becher (163582) asserted that all bodies are composed of air, water, and three earths: terra lapida, terra mercurialis, and terra pinguis.
1669 2001
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Formation of cysts on the gums (stomatitis mercurialis) accompanied by a heightened light sensibility (Photophobia).
Chapter 20 1993
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