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squinance |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Squinance \Squin"ance\, Squinancy \Squin"an*cy\, n. [F. esquinancie OF squinance, esquinance. See {Quinsy}.] 1. (Med.) The quinsy. See {Quinsy}. [Obs.] 2. (Bot.) A European perennial herb ({Asperula cynanchica}) with narrowly linear whorled leaves; -- formerly thought to cure the quinsy. Also called {quincewort}. {Squinancy berries}, black currants; -- so called because used to cure the quinsy. --Dr. Prior.
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