flix-weed

flix-weed
flixˈ-weed noun
A species of hedge-mustard, possibly so called from its use in treating the bloody flux or dysentery
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Main Entry:flix

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flix-weed
now usu. flixweed, see flux n. 13.

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  • Flix weed — Flix Flix, n. The flux; dysentery. [Obs.] Udall. [1913 Webster] {Flix weed} (Bot.), the {Sisymbrium Sophia}, a kind of hedge mustard, formerly used as a remedy for dysentery. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Flix — Flix, n. The flux; dysentery. [Obs.] Udall. [1913 Webster] {Flix weed} (Bot.), the {Sisymbrium Sophia}, a kind of hedge mustard, formerly used as a remedy for dysentery. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Sisymbrium Sophia — Flix Flix, n. The flux; dysentery. [Obs.] Udall. [1913 Webster] {Flix weed} (Bot.), the {Sisymbrium Sophia}, a kind of hedge mustard, formerly used as a remedy for dysentery. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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