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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- The wordA historical name identifying mandrake.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 7; facsimile PDF page 335.
Historical definition
Aroph is mandrake.
Meaning
The entry gives a plant identification without specifying the part employed or a preparation. It should therefore function as a route to the named plant, not as an unstated account of its powers. A passage may concern a root, a prepared product or another feature, but the dictionary has not decided among those possibilities. Preserving Aroph as a searchable name makes the original vocabulary usable while avoiding the addition of unsupported medicinal or legendary claims.
Places to read
- ArophRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 7; facsimile PDF page 335 — Facsimile