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Gerhard Dorn and John French

A Chymical Dictionary

An Expanded Diotimos Lexicon of Paracelsian and Alchemical Language

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Fædula

Plants animals and natural materials · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. An unspecified kind of mushroom.

In the book. Calliette is more descriptive, identifying yellow mushrooms on juniper trees.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 22; facsimile PDF page 350.

Historical Definition

Fædula is a kind of mushroom.

Meaning

The compiler places the subject in a broad group but does not give the features that distinguish the kind. No shape, colour, habitat or use is stated. The definition therefore supports recognition of the general category without settling a more exact identification.

Use in the Book

Calliette is more descriptive, identifying yellow mushrooms on juniper trees. Those additional features belong to Calliette and cannot be transferred to Fædula. The comparison shows the difference between a broad kind-name and a more particular historical description.

Places to Read

Calliette. A fungal-looking growth identified by colour and host.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 22; facsimile PDF page 350 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary 1650, s.v. Fædula

See also. Calliette

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About This Reading Edition

The complete 706 historical definitions of the 1650 English dictionary, modernised and accompanied by expanded Diotimos commentary, reading routes, 15 textual notes and complete linked indexes.

Historical Text

A Chymicall Dictionary, London 1650, English version associated with John French, based on Gerhard Dorn’s Dictionarium Theophrasti Paracelsi. The containing volume also prints Sendivogius and Paracelsus; neither neighboring work changes this dictionary’s attribution.

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Complete 706 definition paragraphs with new introduction, commentary, reading guides and indexes; Diotimos Editions, 2026.

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The historical 1650 English text is in the public domain. New introduction, commentary, reading guides and indexes are © 2026 Diotimos Editions and published with the site owner’s authorization.