scurvy-grass

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

SCUR'VY-GRASS, noun A plant of the genus Cochlearia; spoonwort. It grows on rocks near the sea, has an acrid, bitter taste, and is remarkable as a remedy for the scurvy. It is eaten raw as a salad.
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