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A DICTIONARY OF 
Moonog. (1) Empetrum nigrum, L. — Ireland (Belfast). See Monox 
Heather. 
(2) Vaccinium Oxycoccos, L. — Scotl. * A name for the Cranberry or 
Crawberry.’ Mactaggart’s Gallovidian Encyclopsedia. Threlkeld gives 
Monog as the Irish name of Vaccinium Vitis-ldcea, L. 
Moonwort. (1) Botrychium Lunaria, Sw. — Lyte. E. Bord. Bot. 
E. Bord. Coles (A. in E., 560) calls this Small Moonwort, and says 
some have thought that the leaf ‘ beareth as many parts as there be 
dayes in a moon.’ Prior, p. 156. 
(2) Lunaria hiennis, L. — Coles (A. of S., 37) calls this Great Moon- 
wort, and says ‘ the seed resembles the moon.’ 
(3) Stellaria Holostea, L. — N. Yks. In Ger. (p. 379) this is given 
as synonymous with Madwort, and applied to Marrubium Alysson, 
L., and a Stachys or Sideritis. 
Moor. Calluna vulgaris, Salisb. (when in blossom). — Jks. Cleve- 
land Gloss. 
Moor-balls. Confervoe cegagropila, L. — ^ Erom their globular form, 
and occurrence in the lakes upon moors.’ Prior, p. 157. 
Moor-berries, or Moss-berries. Vaccinium Oxycoccos, L. — Ger. 
Emac., from its growing on moors or mosses. Prior, p. 157. 
Moor Everlasting. Antennaria dioica, Gsertn. — E. Bord. Bot. E. 
Bord. 
Moor Grass. (1) Eriopliorum angustifoUum, L. — With. ed. iv. 
(2) Seshria ccerulea. Scop. — With. ed. ii. Called also in books Blue 
Moor-grass. Prior, p. 157. 
(3) Drosera rotundifolia, L. — Tks. Ger. 
(4) Potentilla anserina, L. — Scotl. Jamieson. 
Moor-heath. Erica vagans, L. — Loudon, Arboretum. 
Moor Myrtle. Mijrica Gale, L. — YJcs. 
Moor-pawms. Carices. — North, Grose ; ‘ the flower spikelets of the 
Carex tribe,’ Cumb. (Winderwath), named from their resemblance to 
willow catkins, which are called pawms ; E. Yks. E. D. S. Gloss. B. 2; 
(Whitby), E. D. S. Gloss. C. 2 : this is subsequently corrected to ‘ the 
flowers of Eriopliorum,^ which are much more like willow catkins. 
Hal. and Wr. have ‘Moor-palm, the flower “of the dock,’ but the 
above are more likely to have been intended. 
Moor Whin. Genista anglica, L. — E. Bord. Bot. E. Bord. Prior, 
p. 157. 
Moor-wort. A book-name for Andromeda polifolia, L., which is 
also called in books Rosemary Moorwort. With. ed. iv. Prior, p. 
157. But the name was applied to some plant in Anglo-Saxon times, 
perhaps Drosera rotundifolia, L. See Cockayne, ii. 400. 
Moors. (1) ‘ Turnips. Dev.' Hal. Moor or More is merely a west- 
country name for ‘ roots,’ and in many districts turnips are spoken of 
agriculturally as ‘ roots.’ 
(2) The roots of Potentilla anserina, L. — Yks. ‘ Hujus radices, quas 
