æsc-þrote

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æsc-þrote, f.n: verbena, vervain. (ASH-THROT-uh / ˈæʃ-ˌθrɔ-tə)

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Medieval manuscript illustration of a plant with pairs of leaves up its three stems, with round yellow buds at the ends; two smaller plants are on either side and underneath is a line of Arabic text.
Arabic translation of De materia medica by Dioscorides; Istanbul, 1224; leaf from Suleymaniye Library, Ms. Aya Sofya 3703. [gardnermuseum.org]

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