cannaigre

English

Noun

cannaigre (uncountable)

  1. Obsolete spelling of canaigre
    • 1898, W. R. Dodson, W[illia]m C[arter] Stubbs, “Grasses, Clovers, Forage and Economic Crops. [Economic Plants Exclusive of Hay and Forage.]”, in Bulletin of the Agricultural Research Station of Louisiana State University and A. & M. College (2nd Series; no. 53), Baton Rouge, La.: Bureau of Agriculture and Immigration; […] Truth Book and Job Office, →OCLC, page 51:
      cannaigre or tanner's dock (Rumex hymenosepalus), a plant now being cultivated in the Western States for the production of tannin.

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