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SAP |
Drain juice from plant |
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HAWKWEED |
A plant of the genus Hieracium; -- so called from the
ancient belief that birds of prey used its juice to strengthen their
vision. |
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HYPOCIST |
An astringent inspissated juice obtained from the fruit
of a plant (Cytinus hypocistis), growing from the roots of the Cistus,
a small European shrub. |
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EXTRACT |
A solid preparation obtained by evaporating a solution of
a drug, etc., or the fresh juice of a plant; -- distinguished from an
abstract. See Abstract, n., 4. |
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WINE |
A liquor or beverage prepared from the juice of any fruit or
plant by a process similar to that for grape wine; as, currant wine;
gooseberry wine; palm wine. |
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WINEBERRY |
A peculiar New Zealand shrub (Coriaria ruscifolia), in
which the petals ripen and afford an abundant purple juice from which a
kind of wine is made. The plant also grows in Chili. |
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LETTUCE |
A composite plant of the genus Lactuca (L. sativa), the
leaves of which are used as salad. Plants of this genus yield a milky
juice, from which... |
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POPPY |
Any plant or species of the genus Papaver, herbs with showy
polypetalous flowers and a milky juice. From one species (Papaver
somniferum) opium... |
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OPOPANAX |
The inspissated juice of an umbelliferous plant (the
Opoponax Chironum), brought from Turkey and the East Indies in loose
granules, or sometime... |
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GUM AMMONIAC |
The concrete juice (gum resin) of an umbelliferous
plant, the Dorema ammoniacum. It is brought chiefly from Persia in the
form of yellowish tea... |
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AGAVE |
A genus of plants (order Amaryllidaceae) of which the chief
species is the maguey or century plant (A. Americana), wrongly called
Aloe. It is f... |