English
louseberry
louse + berry, from the use of the fruit to kill headlice.
Today it means
noun A tree of species Euonymus europaeus, the European spindle.
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Etymograph / louseberry
English
louse + berry, from the use of the fruit to kill headlice.
noun A tree of species Euonymus europaeus, the European spindle.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / louseberry