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PRONUNCIATION OF SCURVY GRASS

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Scurvy grass is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SCURVY GRASS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

scurvy grass

Cochlearia

Scurvy-grass is a genus of about 30 species of annual and perennial herbs in the cabbage family Brassicaceae. They are widely distributed in temperate and arctic areas of the northern hemisphere, most commonly found in coastal regions, on cliff-tops and salt marshes where their high tolerance of salt enables them to avoid competition from larger, but less salt-tolerant plants; they also occur in alpine habitats in mountains and tundra. They form low, rounded or creeping plants, typically 5–20 cm tall. The leaves are smoothly rounded, roughly spoon-shaped, or in some species, lobed; typically 1–5 cm long, and with a fleshy texture. The flowers are white with four petals and are borne in short racemes.

Definition of scurvy grass in the English dictionary

The definition of scurvy grass in the dictionary is any of various plants of the genus Cochlearia, esp C. officinalis, of Europe and North America, formerly used to treat scurvy: family Brassicaceae.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCURVY GRASS

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WORDS THAT END LIKE SCURVY GRASS

beargrass
bent grass
Bermuda grass
bluegrass
brass
buffalo grass
cutting grass
get off the grass
grass
Greengrass
Kentucky bluegrass
lemon grass
meadow grass
pampas grass
rye-grass
snake in the grass
supergrass
switchgrass
tallgrass
turfgrass
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Synonyms and antonyms of scurvy grass in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «scurvy grass» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCURVY GRASS

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Translator English - Chinese

坏血病草
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hierba escorbuto
570 millions of speakers

English

scurvy grass
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्कर्वी घास
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

العشب الاسقربوط
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

цинга трава
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

grama escorbuto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্কার্ভি ঘাস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

herbe scorbut
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rumput pedas
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Löffelkraut
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

壊血病草
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

괴혈병 잔디
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Suket scurvy
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

cỏ bệnh còi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புழு புல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्कर्व्ही गवत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ürpertici ot
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

erba scorbuto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szkorbut trawy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

цинга трава
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

iarbă scorbut
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

σκορβούτο γρασίδι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skeurbuik gras
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

skörbjugg gräs
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

skjørbuk gress
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCURVY GRASS»

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Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants
SCURVY GRASS (Cochiearia) FAMILY - Mustard (Cruciferae) OTHER NAMES - Spoonwort. DESCRIPTION - Radishes, cabbages, and turnips also belong to this Cruciferae family, so named because four petals of their flowers form a cross.
Bradford Angier, 1974
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Sauer's Herbal Cures: America's First Book of Botanic ...
Scurvy Grass or Spoonwort 281 tant for correcting vitamin C deficiency. It is often mentioned in colonial newspaper advertisements. Charles Oshorne, for example, advertised it for sale from his shop at the Golden Pestle in Second Street, ...
William Woys Weaver, 2001
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Encyclopedia of Folk Medicine: Old World and New World ...
In the south of England, sea bindweed (Calystegia soldanella) also went by the country name of “scurvy-grass.” Watercress (Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum)has also been used to prevent scurvy—for ex- ample, in the Isle of Mull (Vickery 1995:  ...
Gabrielle Hatfield, 2004
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Vol. I. - Thalamiflorae
The Common Scurvy-Grass when fresh has a peculiar smell, especially when bruised, and a kind of acrid bitter taste, which it loses completely by drying, but which it imparts by distillation to water or alcohol. It also furnishes an essential oil  ...
‎1831
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A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants
The Common Scurvy-Grass when fresh has a peculiar smell, especially when bruised, and a kind of acrid bitter taste, which it loses completely by drying, but which it imparts by distillation to water or alcohol. It also furnishes an essential oil  ...
George Don, 1831
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A General History of the Dichleamydeous Plants ... Arranged ...
It is called in France, Cranson oflicinal ,- in Germany, Lblfl'clkraut. The Common Scurvy-Grass when fresh has a peculiar smell, especially when bruised, and a kind of acrid bitter taste, which it loses completely by drying, but which it imparts by ...
George Don, 1831
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Researcher's Glossary: Of Words Found in Historical ...
1459: j sars ofbrasse...j sarche oftre. 1588: one saese oflatyn. 1589: a searse to draynefysse ijs. 1592: a baskett a sercer an ale stole. 1636: i smale brasen scarce. 1647: 1 searse for the Cooke Is. 6d. sea scurvy grass Cochlearia qfficinalis, ...
David Yaxley, 2003
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The History of Scurvy and Vitamin C
This was prepared by boiling scurvy grass and watercress in new beer for eight hours. In this case, the patient was also given an "electuary" (medicine in the form of a paste) made by pounding up the flowers of scurvy grass. She began ...
Kenneth J. Carpenter, 1988
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A General System of Gardening and Botany: Containing a ...
The Common Scurvy-Grass when fresh has a peculiar smell, especially when bruised, and a kind of acrid bitter taste, which it loses completely by drying, but which it imparts by distillation to water or alcohol. It also furnishes an essential oil,  ...
George Don, 1831
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Vitamin C in Health and Disease
In the sixteenth century, treatment for land scurvy employed preparations from specific "antiscorbutic" plants, which included scurvy grass (Co- chlearia officinalis), water cress {Nasturtium officinalis), and brooklime {Veronica bec- cabunga) ...
Lester Packer, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCURVY GRASS»

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Scots couple's take on Nordic-style cuisine has put pea mousse and …
There is meadowsweet coming up, sea kale and scurvy grass on the shore, wood sorrel everywhere.” The Latimers do not scrub about in the ditch just to make a ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
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A salty plant and battery
A FORTNIGHT ago in this space, I was marvelling at Danish Scurvy Grass, the ... its saltiness and high Vitamin C content helped them beat scurvy – old salt ... «The Northern Echo, May 15»
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Arthur Williams: We have much to learn from plants and how they cope
It may be that the very impressive abilities of plants such as Danish scurvy grass to survive in the salty gritty roadside edges can be exploited for the good of ... «Derby Telegraph, Apr 15»
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Conservationists try to set up gannet colony
So we get all the guano and the nutrients and so on, so then maybe we'll get enough guano in here we can bring in Cook's scurvy grass which is threatened, ... «Radio New Zealand, Jan 15»
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All 48 European Countries, Ranked by Food and Drink
But until then, strap in, because you are about to go on a whirlwind culinary tour. Maybe try and avoid the scurvy grass. [Editor's note: These are the countries in ... «Yahoo Food, Jan 15»
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On the Trails: The scourge of scurvy
Sometimes when friends and I stroll the beaches we find the little plant called scurvy grass. It is not a grass; it belongs to the mustard family (common names can ... «Juneau Empire, Aug 14»
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Why it is important to protect those plants braving our motorways
A low-growing plant, sea-fern grass lives in the moderately nutrient rich, ... The charmingly named Danish scurvy grass was once a rarity inland, found on the ... «Financial Times, May 14»
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Gattefossé and Alban Muller International win Gold Awards at in …
... for its Scurvy Grass Extract, a 100% natural extract of the Scurvy Grass (cochlearia officinalis) plant , which is rich in Vitamin C, a recognised anti-ageing agent. «Premium beauty, Apr 14»
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in-cosmetics announces Green Ingredient Award shortlist
Alban Muller International with Scurvy Grass Extract, a 100% natural extract of the Scurvy Grass plant (Cochlearia officinalis), which is rich in Vitamin C, ... «Premium beauty, Mar 14»
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Soft Estate: Edward Chell project on landscapes around motorways
One result, Mr Chell said, is that plants such as scurvy grass (a salt-tolerant coastal plant) can be found “burgeoning” all over the country. “You get extraordinary ... «Times Higher Education, Jan 14»

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