herb Gerard

noun

The ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria).

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Meanings

nounherb Gerard (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountableThe ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria).

    GOUT WORT, the herb Gerard, Ashweed and Jump-about.

    1731, Nathan Bailey, An Universal Etymological English Dictionary
    1 more example

    […] Calamint given inwardly, Betony, Elecampane, Master-wort or the Herb Gerard given inwardly […]

    1720, E. R. (Gent.), “Things good in general for Cramps or Convulsions of the Sinews”, in The Experienc'd Farrier; Or, Farring Compleated, page 257

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
bishop's weedground elder

Origin

Named after St. Gerard of Toul, who used to be invoked against the gout.

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APA

herb Gerard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herb%20Gerard

MLA

“herb Gerard.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/herb%20Gerard. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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