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Jerusalem oak

Jerusalem oak

noun

  1. a weedy North American chenopodiaceous plant, Chenopodium botrys, that has lobed leaves and smells of turpentine
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Jerusalem oak1

First recorded in 1750–60
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Them days we made our own med'cine out of horsemint and butterfly weed and Jerusalem oak and bottled them teas up for the winter.

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Miss Polly made us drink tea made out of Jerusalem oak weeds.

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