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leucoium

leucoium [CL < λευκόϊον] , a kind of sweet violet. leucis in floribus habet distanciam quod mellinum et album et purpureum florem ostendit, sed mellinus color medicine necessarius est Alph. 97; leucis, i. viola alba, projectorie est virtutis et extenuatorie sed flos plus. decoctio autem herbe menstrua provocat Ib. 98; ~ium bullosum praecox. timely flouring bulbus violet (Gerard Herball I 78. 121) OED s. v. summer sb. 1. 6b.

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