Definition of baldmoney in English:

baldmoney

nounPlural baldmoneys ˈbɔːldmʌni

another term for spignel
Example sentencesExamples
- Bras selected as the symbol of his restaurant the finely divided leaf of cistre, which in English is called baldmoney or spignel.
- Lovage's old name of bladder seed owes less to its diuretic properties than to confusion with its Scottish cousin, spignel or baldmoney, corrupted from Balder, the Apollo of northern myths.
- Highlanders used baldmoney or spignel to give food a spicy flavour and also chewed the roots as a stimulant and to relieve flatulence.

Late Middle English (denoting the gentian; now only Scots): of unknown origin.

词汇	baldmoney
释义	Definition of baldmoney in English: baldmoney nounPlural baldmoneys ˈbɔːldmʌni another term for spignel Example sentencesExamples Bras selected as the symbol of his restaurant the finely divided leaf of cistre, which in English is called baldmoney or spignel. Lovage's old name of bladder seed owes less to its diuretic properties than to confusion with its Scottish cousin, spignel or baldmoney, corrupted from Balder, the Apollo of northern myths. Highlanders used baldmoney or spignel to give food a spicy flavour and also chewed the roots as a stimulant and to relieve flatulence. Origin Late Middle English (denoting the gentian; now only Scots): of unknown origin.
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