Calliette

Plants animals and natural materials · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. A fungal-looking growth identified by colour and host.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 13; facsimile PDF page 341.

Historical Definition

Calliette are yellow mushrooms on juniper trees.

Meaning

The historical description combines three recognition clues: a mushroom form, yellow colour and occurrence on juniper. It supplies no further distinction among growths. A modern species identification would therefore require evidence beyond the brief dictionary entry.

In a passage using Calliette, first check whether those same descriptive features are present. If an author employs the growth in a preparation, its attributed action is a separate claim. The entry resolves the material name through appearance and setting without validating any medicinal or philosophical use.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 13; facsimile PDF page 341 — Facsimile

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