Alandahal

Plants animals and natural materials · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. Two names identified with coloquintida.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 3; facsimile PDF page 331.

Historical Definition

Alandahal, or Alhandal, is coloquintida.

Meaning

The entry is a name equivalence, not a description of preparation or action. Both spellings lead to the same historical identification, so neither should disappear from an index. A passage using one of them may still qualify the plant material by part, preparation or purpose; the dictionary’s short equation does not settle those further questions. This edition preserves coloquintida as the historical identifying name rather than adding an unsupported species-level determination.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 3; facsimile PDF page 331 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Alandahal