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Daura

A dictionary name for hellebore.

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A Chymical Dictionary

Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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At a Glance

  • The wordA dictionary name for hellebore.
  • In the bookHellebria is more specific within the dictionary: it names a kind of black hellebore bearing red flowers.
  • A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 19; facsimile PDF page 347.

Historical definition

Daura is hellebore.

Meaning

The gloss identifies the name by hellebore without describing a particular variety. It provides no part of the plant, preparation or purpose. Those omissions should remain open when the name appears without further context.

Use in the book

Hellebria is more specific within the dictionary: it names a kind of black hellebore bearing red flowers. Mandella identifies the seed of black hellebore. These entries show that a plant, a kind of that plant and its seed receive distinct labels. Daura should not automatically inherit every qualification from the other two.

Places to read

  1. DauraRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
  2. HellebriaBlack hellebore distinguished by red flowers.
  3. MandellaA name for the seed rather than the whole plant.

Source note

Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 19; facsimile PDF page 347 — Facsimile

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