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Ervum Ervilia
Ers Ers ([~e]rs), n. [F., fr. L. ervum a kind of pulse, bitter vetch.] (Bot.) The bitter vetch (Ervum Ervilia).
Ervum Ervilia
Bitter Bit"ter, a. [AS. biter; akin to Goth. baitrs, Icel. bitr, Dan., Sw., D., & G. bitter, OS. bittar, fr. root of E. bite. See Bite, v. t.] 1. Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter medicine; bitter as aloes. 2. Causing pain or smart; piercing; painful; sharp; severe; as, a bitter cold day. 3. Causing, or fitted to cause, pain or distress to the mind; calamitous; poignant. It is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God. --Jer. ii. 19. 4. Characterized by sharpness, severity, or cruelty; harsh; stern; virulent; as, bitter reproach. Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. --Col. iii. 19. 5. Mournful; sad; distressing; painful; pitiable. The Egyptians . . . made their lives bitter with hard bondage. --Ex. i. 14. Bitter apple, Bitter cucumber, Bitter gourd. (Bot.) See Colocynth. Bitter cress (Bot.), a plant of the genus Cardamine, esp. C. amara. Bitter earth (Min.), tale earth; calcined magnesia. Bitter principles (Chem.), a class of substances, extracted from vegetable products, having strong bitter taste but with no sharply defined chemical characteristics. Bitter salt, Epsom salts; magnesium sulphate. Bitter vetch (Bot.), a name given to two European leguminous herbs, Vicia Orobus and Ervum Ervilia. To the bitter end, to the last extremity, however calamitous. Syn: Acrid; sharp; harsh; pungent; stinging; cutting; severe; acrimonious.
Ervum Lens
Lentil Len"til (l[e^]n"t[i^]l), n. [F. lentille, fr. L. lenticula, dim. of lens, lentis, lentil. Cf. Lens.] (Bot.) A leguminous plant of the genus Ervum (Ervum Lens), of small size, common in the fields in Europe. Also, its seed, which is used for food on the continent. Note: The lentil of the Scriptures probably included several other vetchlike plants. Lentil shell (Zo["o]l.), a small bivalve shell of the genus Ervillia, family Tellinid[ae].

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- by Horace in his account of "The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse " as ervum. This is said to be a source of comfort for the country mouse after a disturbing...
- & Rabaute Vicia lens subsp. lens Synonyms Cicer lens (L.) Willd. (1802) Ervum lens L. (1753) Lathyrus lens (L.) Bernh. (1800) Lens culinaris Medik. (1787)...
- people or in times of famine. Pliny the Elder states that bitter vetch (ervum) has medicinal value like vetch (vicia), citing the letters of Augustus...
- Cracca c****ubica (L.) Opiz Ervilia c****ubica (L.) Schur Ervilia orobos Schur Ervum c****ubi**** (L.) Peterm. Orobus sylvaticus **** Vicia abbreviata C.A.Mey...
- Fabales Family: Fabaceae Subfamily: Faboideae Genus: Vicia Species: V. graminea Binomial name Vicia graminea Sm. Synonyms Ervum gramineum (Sm.) Stank....
- Vicia tetra**** (syn. Ervum tetraspermum) the smooth tare, smooth vetch, lentil vetch or sparrow vetch, is a species of flowering plant in the bean...
- "Cosmic Friend" by Leo. On the 8th of December Malena performed a cover of Ervum etn by Komitas and won an award at the Armenian Music Videos Awards 2024...
- Vicia villosa Roth Synonyms List Cracca villosa (Roth) Gren. & Godr. (1848) Ervum villosum (Roth) Trautv. (1874) Vicia godronii Rouy (1899) Vicia unguiculata...
- precisely controlled dosage. A little of it, taken as much as a grain of ervum is a pain-easer, and a sleep-causer, and a digester...but being drank too...
- formed for disguise by the transposition of its earlier botanical name, Ervum lens. While lentils are a healthy and nutritious food, Revalenta Arabica's...