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Gumicula
Plants animals and natural materials · A Chymical Dictionary
At a Glance
The word. A plant name directly referred to valerian.
In the book. Hinicula explicitly includes genicula and gumicula among its alternative names and likewise identifies valerian.
A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 24; facsimile PDF page 352.
Historical Definition
Gumicula is valerian.
Meaning
The identification gives no part of the plant, preparation or medical action. Its scope is recognition of a name rather than explanation of a remedy.
Use in the Book
Hinicula explicitly includes genicula and gumicula among its alternative names and likewise identifies valerian. That gives this entry a direct internal cross-reference. The modernised wording preserves the common plant name without adding a modern species or a use that neither definition supplies.
Places to Read
Hinicula. Three explicit names referred to valerian.
Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 24; facsimile PDF page 352 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary 1650, s.v. Gumicula
See also. Hinicula