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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
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†MERRY-LEAF, n.comb. The greater plantain, Plantago major.Slk. 1807 Hogg Shepherd's Guide 79:
She . . . gathered . . . two herbs, which she called the Dew-cup and the Merry-leaf, of which though I do not know the botanical names yet they are easily distinguished. The first grows upon bettle spots . . . The other called by some country people the healing-leaf grows on wet medows; is long and slender, green on the upper side and red on the back.