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A DICTIONARY OF 
translation of the old Lat. name MonophylJon). The name refers to 
the barren stalk, which has only one leaf. Prior, p. 169. 
Onion. Allium Cepa^ L. — Lyte. Prior, p. 169. 
Onion, Bog. Osmunda regalis,^ L. — Cumh. E. D. S. Gloss. C. 8 ; 
where it is ^ considered a specific for rickets in children.’ Science 
Gossip, 1868, p. 270. 
Onion, Crow. Allium vineale, L. — Wario. 
Onion, Gipsy. Allium ursinum, L. — Wight ^ El. Yect. ; South, Hal- 
Onion, Sea. Scilla verna, L. — I. of Man, E. Forbes. 
Onion Conch. Avena elatior, L., in allusion to the tuberous onion- 
shaped nodes of the root-stock. — West. It is also called Onion Grass 
(/S. Bucks.) and Onion Twitch (Gard. Chron. 1875, p. 477). 
Onyolbnn. ‘A herb mentioned in MS. Bib. Eeg. 12, B. i. f. 14.’ 
Hal. This we cannot identify. 
Ood. ^ Seaweed. Kent.' Wr. 
Oore. See Ore. 
Open-arse. The fruit of Mespilus germanica, L. — Variously spelt in 
the older herbalists and other writers Openers, Open-arces, Open- 
hers, Opynars. Turn. Herb., Hal. (who gives also other spellings). 
dies. ; Glou. ; K- W. Line. (Oppen-arses), E. H. S. Gloss. C. 6 ; Som.; 
Wore. Pulman (Open-ass). The tree was called Open-ars tree 
(Turn. Lib.). 
‘ I fare as doth an open ers ; 
That ilke fruit is euer longer the wers. 
Til it be rotten in mullok, or in stre.’ 
Chaucer, Eeve’s Prologue. 
Wr. calls the fruit Open- tail. 
Open Gowan. See Gowan, Open. 
Ople, or Ople-tree. Vihurnum Ogmlus, L. — Lyte. From the old 
Lat. name Opulus. 
Orach. Atriplex liortensis, L. — Turn. Lib. Prior, p. 169. 
Orach, Belt. See Belt Orach. 
Orach, Bog’s. Chenopodium Vidvaria, L. — Prior, p. 67. 
Orach, Wild. Various species of Atriplex and Chenopodium . — 
Lyte, Ger. Ger. calls C. Vulvaria, L., Stinking Orach. 
Orange-flower Tree. Philadelphus coronarius, L. — A^.-TF. Line. 
E. L). S. Gloss. C. 6. From its perfume resembling that of orange- 
blossoms. It is also called Mock Orange in gardens. Treas. Bot. 
Orange Lily. The common name in gardens for Lilium hidUferum, 
L., applied in Dumfriessli. to Anagallis arvensis, L. 
Orchal (With. ed. vii.), Orchel, or Orchil. Roccella tinetoria, Ag., 
and the dye prepared from it. See Archall for other forms of the 
name. In With. ed. vii. it is also called Argol. Prior, p. 169. Also 
called Orchella-weed : see Treas. Bot. Parmelia owphalodes, Aeh.., 
which is called Arcell by Lightfoot (Flora Scotica, ii. 818), also some- 
times shares the name. 
