grēnnes

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grēnnes, f.n: greenness. (GRAIN-ness / ˈgreːn-nɛs)

Medieval manuscript illustration of a plant with green, trifoliate compound, heart-shaped leaves (resembling shamrocks) and yellow buds, with writing in Latin below.
Tractatus de herbis; Italy (Salerno), c. 1280-1310; British Library, Egerton MS 747, f. 12r. [blogs.bl.uk]

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