From the book
A Chymical Dictionary
Gerhard Dorn and John French · Diotimos Editions · 2026
Browse this book’s lexicon →Orientation
At a Glance
- The wordA plant described through red spotting.
- In the bookHellebria similarly adds a colour feature to a plant name, specifying red flowers on a kind of black hellebore.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 25; facsimile PDF page 353.
Historical definition
Hydropiper is arsmart marked with red specks or spots.
Meaning
The common name and visible marks form the identification. The entry does not give a location, preparation or medicinal action. The red specks should remain part of the description instead of being discarded as an incidental detail.
Use in the book
Hellebria similarly adds a colour feature to a plant name, specifying red flowers on a kind of black hellebore. Haro gives only a kind of fern. These comparisons show the varying precision of the dictionary’s botanical descriptions. Hydropiper’s stated marks support recognition without establishing a modern species by themselves.
Places to read
- HydropiperRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- HaroAn unspecified kind of fern.
- HellebriaBlack hellebore distinguished by red flowers.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 25; facsimile PDF page 353 — Facsimile