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Wind Plant. Anemone nemorosa, L. — Lino. (Bottesford), pronounced 
as if rhyming to hind. 
Wind Rose. Papaver Argemone, L. — Ger. Prior, p. 251. 
Windweede. Polygonum Convolvulus, L. — Lyte. 
Windles. Plantago lanceolata, L. — A general name for the dry 
stalks of many grasses and several other pasture plants, dies. ‘ The 
straw of wild grass. North.’ Hal. 
Windlestraws. The old stalks of various species of grass. Grose. 
North (‘Bents’), Eay, E. D. S. Gloss. B. 15; Yks. (Mid.) E. D. S. 
Gloss. C. 5, (Holderness) E. D. S. Gloss. C. 7 (Winnlesthreea), 
(Whitby) E. D. S. Gloss. C. 4 (Windlestreea) ; Irel. (Antrim, Down) 
(Winnelstroe). (1) Aira ccespitosa, L. — E. Bord. (Winnelstrea) Bot. 
E. Bord.; Ayrsh. (Winnelstraw). 
(2) Phragmites communis, Trin. Pratt (probably an error). 
(3) Apera Spica-Venti, Beauv. ‘ Some in English, much agreeable 
to the Latine name, call these Windle-sfrawes. Now I take this to be 
the Grasse with which we in London do usually adorne our chimneys 
in Sommer time : and we commonly call the bundle of it handsomely 
made up for our use, by the name of Bents.’ Johnson in Ger. Emac., 
6. The second part of this quotation is erroneously referred by us at 
p. 37 to Phalaris arundinacea, L. See also Park. Theatr. 1159. Prior, 
p. 251. 
(4) Gynosurus cristafus, L. North, Grose; E. Yks. E. D. S. Gloss. 
B. 2; Scotl. Jamieson ( Windlestrae, and Wyndelstrae) ; Irel. 
(Fermanagh, Tyrone). Prior, p. 251. 
(5) Triticum repens, L. — Cumh. (Winnelstrea) E. D. S. Gloss. C. 8. 
Windlestraw Grass. See Grass, Windlestraw. 
Wine-Berry. (1) Ribes 7'ubrum, L. — Cumb. E. D. S. Gloss. C. 8; 
Yks. Hull, Hallamsh. Gloss. ; N. Scotl. Jamieson. Prior, p. 251. 
(2) Bibes Grossularia, L. — Coles, A. in E. 271. Culpeper. Thoresby 
(Letter to Eay), E. D. S. Gloss. B. 17. 
(3) Bihes nigrum, L. — N. Scotl. Jamieson. 
(4) Vaccinium Vitis-Idcea, Ij. — ‘ Wyneberris is Vaccinia.’ Ger. Appx. 
Wink-a-peep. AnagalHs ai'vensis, L. — Clies. ; Sal. ; Staff. (Wink 
and Peep), Science Gossip, 1876, p. 70: ‘from the habit the flower 
possesses of closing and winking in damp, and opening or peeping 
again in fine weather.’ Bacon calls it Wincopipe. 
Winlin-berries. Fruit of Sambucus nigra, L. — Bot. E. Bord., p. 97. 
Winnelstraw. See Windlestraw. 
Winter Aconite. Eraiithis liyemalis, L. — Prior, p. 2. 
Winter Barley. See Barley, Beare. 
Winter Cherry. The garden name of Physalis Alkalcengi, L. — Lyte. 
Prior, p. 251. 
Winter Crack. ‘ A small green plum, the fruit of which ripens very 
late.’ V.-ir. Linc.Yi. D. S. Gloss. C. 6. ‘ A kind of bullace.’ Hal. 
Winter-cress. See Cress, Winter. 
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