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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   French lavender (Lavandula stoechas).
2. 2
   Goldilocks (Galatella linosyris, syn. Aster linosyris) and perhaps other plants related to the genus Gnaphalium or cudweed.
3. 3
   Chalcedony.

Synonyms

All synonyms

cast-me-downchrysocoma linosyriscrinitaria linosyrislinosyris vulgaris

Etymology

Compare Latin cassidonium, French cassidoine. See chalcedony.

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