pulsatilla
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of pulsatilla
C16: from Medieval Latin, from pulsāta beaten (by the wind)
Example Sentences
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The four principal drugs, which stand as representatives of their class, are aconite, belladonna, phosphorus, and pulsatilla.
From The Light of Egypt; or, the science of the soul and the stars — Volume 2 by Burgoyne, Thomas H.
Honorine Jobert, 16. hortensis, 15, 20. japonica, 16. nemorosa flore-pleno, 17. pavonina, 15. pulsatilla, 18. snowdrop, 22. stellata, 20. sulphurea, 21. sylvestris, 22. triloba, 140. vernalis, 23.
From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by Wood, John
Anemone coronaria, 13; A. pulsatilla, 18; A. stellata, 20; A. vernalis, 24.
From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by Wood, John
No wonder they believe in the efficacy of a similar attenuation of bryony or pulsatilla.
From Medical Essays, 1842-1882 by Holmes, Oliver Wendell
Consult index for agitated fear of aconite, melancholy of muriatic, priapic pulsatilla.
From Ulysses by Joyce, James
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