strutheum

strutheum [CL < στρούθειος; cf. ostrutheum] 1 plant used as detergent, soapwort (Saponaria officinalis). strucion ostricium plebs turbans nomina dixit H. Hunt. Herb. I 24; strucius, i. ostricium Gl. Laud. 1323; obstrucio, strution idem A. bisopiswort MS BL Add. 15236 f. 19; strucio linarii utuntur ad fumigium lane ‥. radices sunt illi longe et rotunde, que si bibite fuerint diuretice sunt et calide. epatis [l. epaticis] tussientibus et orthomoticis medentur Alph. 180. 2 kind of wild cabbage (? Brassica oleracea). herba struthis Leechdoms I 56 tit.; ex sturtio, piretro, euforbio Gilb. II 121. 2; semen nastur', sinap', strucii, i. caulis agrestis Ib. V 225. 1; c1300 strurium est †carbunculus [? l. cauliculus] agrestis MS BL Add. 15236 f. 21; 14‥ seruciu', wylde cawel MS Exeter Cath. 3579 f. 60r; strucnium, i. caulis agrestis SB 38; sturcium vel strucium vel sturicium, brasica scocon, caulicus agrestis idem Alph. 180. 3 (? conf. w. strychnon) plant of the nightshade family (? Solanum nigrum). strutium, morel or houndbery MS Camb. UL Dd. 11. 45.