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alum
alum (hal-), n., or alus, i, f., a plant. I Comfrey : Symphytum officinale, Linn.; Plin. 27, 6, ...

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Alum
·vt To steep in, or otherwise impregnate with, a solution of alum; to treat with alum. II. Alum ·no...

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Root
·noun The lowest place, position, or part. II. Root ·vi To be firmly fixed; to be established. III...

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Alum schist
·- ·Alt. of Alum shale. ...

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Alum shale
·- A variety of shale or clay slate, containing iron pyrites, the decomposition of which leads to th...

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Alum stone
·- A subsulphate of alumina and potash; alunite. ...

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Roche alum
·- A kind of alum occuring in small fragments; — so called from Rocca, in Syria, whence alum is sai...

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Cahinca root
·add. ·- The root of an American shrub (Chiococca racemosa), found as far north as Florida Keys, fro...

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Chay root
·- The root of the Oldenlandia umbellata, native in India, which yieds a durable red dyestuff. ...

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Choy root
·- ·see Chay root. ...

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Culver's root
·add. ·- The root of a handsome erect herb (Leptandra, syn. Veronica, Virginica) common in most mois...

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bread-root
(Psoralea esculenta.) A plant resembling the beet in form, which is found near the Rocky mountains, ...

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red-root
A shrub found upon the prairies near the Rocky Mountains, highly esteemed as a substitute for tea. I...

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squaw-root
(Lat. macrotys racemosa.) A medicinal plant put up by the Shakers. It is recommended for correcting ...

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stone-root
(Lat. Collinconia Canadensis.) A plant used in medicine. Its properties are diuretic and stomachic. ...

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