Meanings
plural scurvy-grasses
- countableuncountableAny of several European plants, of the genus Cochlearia, formerly believed useful in treating scurvy.
The seeds of Scurvy-grasse growing in waterpots have been fruitfull in the Land
1658, Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus, Folio Society, published 2007, page 2052 more examples
[T]he seed of Scurvy-grass very much resembles the make of a Concha Venerea, a kind of Purcelane Schell […].
1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia, section XXXIKnowing that sellery and scurvey grass and other vegetables were to be found in this sound […] , I went myself at day light in the morn in search of some and returned by breakfast with a boat load […] .
1773, James Cook, The Journals, Second Voyage, 19 MaySynonyms: spoonwort
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of several European plants, of the genus Cochlearia, formerly believed useful in treating scurvy.
Translations
Bulgarian лечебен хрян
- лечебен хрян (lečeben hrjan)Cochlearia
Catalan cocleària
- cocleàriaCochlearia
Dutch lepelblad
- lepelbladCochlearia
Estonian merisalat
- merisalatCochlearia
Finnish kuirimo
- kuirimoCochlearia
French cochléaire, cranson
- cochléaireCochlearia
- cransonCochlearia
German Löffelkraut
- LöffelkrautCochlearia
Polish warzucha
- warzuchaCochlearia
Romanian lingurea
- lingureaCochlearia
Russian ло́жечница, ло́жечная трава́
- ло́жечница (lóžečnica)Cochlearia
- ло́жечная трава́ (lóžečnaja travá)Cochlearia
Swedish skörbjuggsört
- skörbjuggsörtCochlearia
Turkish kaşık otu
- kaşık otuCochlearia
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scurvy-grass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scurvy-grass
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