Note 243 — Chapter II
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We have borrowed from them many other words.
Botany, from batmore, turpentine-tree.
Herb, erbie, which signifies not only plants, but their season of appearance.
Wood, wood.
Lozenge, loze, almond, whence also Lusitania.
Bane, as in henbane.
Wort, as in colewort, from wurde, rose; whence also “order,” the rose being the emblem of the order, whence, “under the rose.”
Lupin, signifies bean.
Artichoke, korshof.
Flower, flour, cauliflower.
Dalia, this is their word for vine.
Cabbage; they call a bunch of vegetables as brought to the market, habba, from it a portion may be snipped.
Truffle, their name is terfez.