The names of herbes in Greke, Latin, Englishe, Duche [and] Frenche with the commune names that herbaries and apotecaries vse. Gathered by William Turner.

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Title: The names of herbes in Greke, Latin, Englishe, Duche [and] Frenche with the commune names that herbaries and apotecaries vse. Gathered by William Turner.
Author: Turner, William, d. 1568.
Publication: [Imprinted at London :: By [S. Mierdman for] John Day and Wyllyam Seres, dwellynge in Sepulchres Parish at the signe of the Resurrection a litle aboue Holbourne Conduite,; [1548]]
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Subject terms: Botany -- Nomenclature -- Early works to 1800.; Botany -- Pre-Linnean works -- Early works to 1800.; Plant names, Popular -- England -- Early works to 1800.
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Acanthus.

Acanthus is called in greke Acantha, in englishe Branke vrlin, in duche welshe bea∣renklawe, in frenche branke vrsine, branca vrsina groweth in many places of Englāde in gardines and in the greatest plentie that I euer sawe it, I did see it in my Lorde Pro∣tectours graces gardine at Syon, some erre sore whiche abuse for thys herbe berefote. The rote of brākeursine drieth and cutteth humours lyghtly, and is of subtile partes, the leaues haue power metely to dryue hu∣mours to their places.