A Chymical Dictionary

Dracunculus

Plants animals and natural materials · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. A plant name linked with Brassatella and adder’s-tongue.

In the book. Brassadella is itself glossed with an alternative spelling and adder’s-tongue.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 20; facsimile PDF page 348.

Historical Definition

Dracunculus is Brassatella, that is, adder’s-tongue.

Meaning

The definition gives a chain of names rather than a description. Brassatella is the printed intermediary here; the related headword elsewhere is Brassadella. Preserving that small difference makes the historical cross-reference visible without silently harmonising the book.

Use in the Book

Brassadella is itself glossed with an alternative spelling and adder’s-tongue. The two entries strongly connect the names within this dictionary. They do not add the botanical features that would be needed to resolve every possible use of the English common name in other texts.

Places to Read

Brassadella. Two names identified with adder’s-tongue.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 20; facsimile PDF page 348 — Facsimile

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

See also. Brassadella