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A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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At a Glance
- The wordA plant glossed through Alchamilla and lady’s-mantle.
- In the bookCollatenna gives lion’s-foot or a particular styptic medicine; Coruscus gives mouse-ear.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 19; facsimile PDF page 347.
Historical definition
Diapensia is Alchamilla, that is, lady’s-mantle.
Meaning
Two naming levels appear in the definition: Alchamilla and the familiar English lady’s-mantle. The entry identifies the name but gives no botanical description, medical action or preparation. Its function is recognition within a text.
Use in the book
Collatenna gives lion’s-foot or a particular styptic medicine; Coruscus gives mouse-ear. These common-name glosses are useful historical evidence, but none supplies the descriptive detail required to settle every modern species question. The modernised definition therefore retains lady’s-mantle without adding a scientific name.
Places to read
- DiapensiaRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- CollatennaA plant name and a medicine classified by a restraining property.
- CoruscusA plant identified by the common name mouse-ear.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 19; facsimile PDF page 347 — Facsimile