zedoary
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of zedoary
1425–75; late Middle English zeduarye < Medieval Latin zeduāria < Arabic zadwār (< Persian ) + Latin -ia -y 3
Example Sentences
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From ajowan to zedoary, there are hundreds of other herbs available, in 17th century Herbalist John Parkinson's phrase, "for use and delight."
From Time Magazine Archive
He likewise chewed a small piece of Virginian snake-root, or zedoary, if he approached any place supposed to be infected.
From Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire by William Harrison Ainsworth
We read of pomegranates, nutmegs, almonds, dates, figs, liquorice, aniseed, cinnamon, and zedoary, an Eastern plant used as a stimulant.
From Of Six Mediæval Women To Which Is Added A Note on Mediæval Gardens by Alice Kemp-Welch
It is composed of conserve of roses, gillyflowers, borage, candied citron, powder of laetificans Galeni, Roman zedoary, doronicum, and saffron.
From Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire by William Harrison Ainsworth
There's wormwood, woodsorrel, masterwort, zedoary, and angelica; and lastly, there is a little bottle of the sovereign preservative against the plague, as prepared by the great Lord Bacon, and approved by Queen Elizabeth.
From Old Saint Paul's A Tale of the Plague and the Fire by William Harrison Ainsworth
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