CITRUS VULGARIS
\sˈɪtɹəs vˈʌlɡɑːɹˌɪs], \sˈɪtɹəs vˈʌlɡɑːɹˌɪs], \s_ˈɪ_t_ɹ_ə_s v_ˈʌ_l_ɡ_ɑː_ɹ_ˌɪ_s]\
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The Seville orange. The flowers yield the essence de neroli bigarade and orange flower water. The peel or rind of the fruit, yields an oil used to flavor tinctures and elixirs. The ripe fruit is too bitter to eat. Its peel is a tonic, carminative, and stomachic, and is used in the manufacture of essences, etc.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.