SPINACIA
\spɪnˈe͡ɪʃə], \spɪnˈeɪʃə], \s_p_ɪ_n_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə]\
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Dioecia Pentandria. A plant which resembles the cabbage in its dietetic powers. The leaves boiled, with the addition of oil, form a good emollient cataplasm. It has been used in phthisical complaints; but its medicinal properties, if it have any, are not now regarded.
By Robley Dunglison
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.