Culver's physic

Culver's physic
Cul·ver's physic 'kəl-vərz- n CULVER'S ROOT Culver American physician. Culver's root or physic is commonly supposed to have been named after a Dr. Culver, who presumably used the herb for medicinal purposes. The doctor has never been specifically identified. All that is known for certain is that by 1716 Culver's root was common enough for Cotton Mather to mention it in his writings, noting that it was „Famous for the cure of Consumptions.”

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  • Culver's physic — Cul ver s phys ic, or Culver s root Cul ver s root [So called after a Dr. Culver, who used it.] (Bot.) The root of a handsome erect herb ({Leptandra Virginica} syn. {Veronica Virginica}) common in most moist woods of North America, used as an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Culver's physic — noun a tall perennial herb having spikes of small white or purple flowers; common in eastern North America • Syn: ↑Culver s root, ↑Culvers root, ↑Culvers physic, ↑whorlywort, ↑Veronicastrum virginicum • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus …   Useful english dictionary

  • culver's-physic — …   Useful english dictionary

  • Culver's root — Culver s physic Cul ver s phys ic, or Culver s root Cul ver s root [So called after a Dr. Culver, who used it.] (Bot.) The root of a handsome erect herb ({Leptandra Virginica} syn. {Veronica Virginica}) common in most moist woods of North America …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Culver's root — noun a tall perennial herb having spikes of small white or purple flowers; common in eastern North America • Syn: ↑Culvers root, ↑Culver s physic, ↑Culvers physic, ↑whorlywort, ↑Veronicastrum virginicum • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus …   Useful english dictionary

  • Culver's root — /kʌlvəz ˈrut/ (say kulvuhz rooht) noun 1. the root of a tall herb, Veronicastrum virginicum, used in medicine as a cathartic and emetic. 2. the plant. Also, Culver s physic …  

  • physic root — noun : culver s root …   Useful english dictionary

  • Culvers physic — noun a tall perennial herb having spikes of small white or purple flowers; common in eastern North America • Syn: ↑Culver s root, ↑Culvers root, ↑Culver s physic, ↑whorlywort, ↑Veronicastrum virginicum • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus …   Useful english dictionary

  • Veronicastrum virginicum — Culver s root Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms …   Wikipedia

  • Leptandra Virginica — Culver s physic Cul ver s phys ic, or Culver s root Cul ver s root [So called after a Dr. Culver, who used it.] (Bot.) The root of a handsome erect herb ({Leptandra Virginica} syn. {Veronica Virginica}) common in most moist woods of North America …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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