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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 described through a claimed change in a transplanted parsnip.
- In the bookDardo concerns successive generation by propagation, whereas Genula gives a particular claimed alteration of a plant.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 24; facsimile PDF page 352.
Historical definition
Genula is a plant produced by the degeneration of a transplanted parsnip.
Meaning
The definition identifies the plant by an origin story rather than by visible features. A parsnip is transplanted, and the named plant is described as a degeneration from it. The dictionary does not state the conditions or describe what changes.
Use in the book
Dardo concerns successive generation by propagation, whereas Genula gives a particular claimed alteration of a plant. The comparison helps distinguish a general account of generation from a specific botanical assertion. The edition retains that assertion as historical evidence without supplying a modern species identification or endorsing the proposed transformation.
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Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 24; facsimile PDF page 352 — Facsimile