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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 name equated here with wild dill.
- In the bookLaudina and Peucedamum likewise use familiar herb names as equivalents.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 28; facsimile PDF page 356.
Historical definition
Karlina is wild dill.
Meaning
The dictionary gives a vernacular botanical equivalent. It supplies no description of leaves, flowers or habitat by which a specimen could be identified independently. The name should be preserved as a historical identification rather than expanded into a botanical description absent from the source.
Use in the book
Laudina and Peucedamum likewise use familiar herb names as equivalents. Their brevity shows the compiler’s expectation that a reader will recognise a plant through an already known name.
Places to read
- KarlinaRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- LaudinaA herb name equated with angelica.
- PeucedamumA plant identified through the English angelica name.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 28; facsimile PDF page 356 — Facsimile
Sources. A Chymical Dictionary 1650, 1650 dictionary, facsimile PDF page 356, Karlina