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Iassa

A plant identified by a historical devotional name.

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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 identified by a historical devotional name.
  • In the bookDiapensia gives lady’s-mantle through another name, while Geluta is the herb called Chameleon.
  • A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 26; facsimile PDF page 354.

Historical definition

Iassa is the herb of the Trinity.

Meaning

The entry gives a name rather than a botanical description. It does not identify the features, habitat or use of the herb. The reference to the Trinity should therefore be preserved as the supplied name without inventing an explanation of how a particular plant represents it.

Use in the book

Diapensia gives lady’s-mantle through another name, while Geluta is the herb called Chameleon. Such entries preserve historical naming practices with different kinds of associations. Iassa receives no additional evidence from which this edition can securely assign a modern species.

Places to read

  1. IassaRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
  2. DiapensiaA plant glossed through Alchamilla and lady’s-mantle.
  3. GelutaA plant identified by the historical name Chameleon.

Source note

Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 26; facsimile PDF page 354 — Facsimile

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