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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 directly equated with St John’s wort.
- In the bookRelloleum uses St John’s wort to distinguish a virtue associated with heat from another accidental and hidden virtue.
- A place to readThe historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 38; facsimile PDF page 366.
Historical definition
Porosa is St John’s wort.
Meaning
The identification supplies an English plant name without a preparation or therapeutic purpose.
Use in the book
Relloleum uses St John’s wort to distinguish a virtue associated with heat from another accidental and hidden virtue. That fuller discussion belongs to the corresponding conceptual entry, while Porosa supplies the short lexical identification.
Places to read
- PorosaRead the complete historical definition and its commentary.
- RelloleumA distinction between a manifest quality and an occult virtue.
- VegetabiliaGrowing things described through rootedness and branching.
Source note
Historical source. 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 38; facsimile PDF page 366 — Facsimile