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monarda (iou) and jert (iou)


monarda (iou)



monarda noun. L18.
[mod. Latin (see below), from Nicolas Monardes (1493-1588), Spanish physician and botanist.]
Any of various fragrant N. American labiate plants constituting the genus Monarda, which bear heads of showy tubular flowers (also called bergamot, wild bergamot); spec. one grown for ornament, esp. Oswego tea, Monarda didyma.

jert (iou)



jert noun & verb. obsolete exc. dial. M16.
[Prob. imit.: cf. JERK noun1, verb1.]
A. noun. = JERK noun1. M16.
b. verb trans. & intrans. = JERK verb1. M16.