Found 1 items, similar to Senecio Saracenicus.
English → English (gcide) Definition: Senecio Saracenicus Saracen \Sar"a*cen\, n. [L. Saracenus perhaps fr. Ar. sharqi, pl. sharqi[=i]n, Oriental, Eastern, fr. sharaqa to rise, said of the sun: cf. F. sarrasin. Cf. Sarcenet, Sarrasin, Sirocco.] Anciently, an Arab; later, a Mussulman; in the Middle Ages, the common term among Christians in Europe for a Mohammedan hostile to the crusaders. [1913 Webster] Saracens' consound (Bot.), a kind of ragwort (Senecio Saracenicus ), anciently used to heal wounds. [1913 Webster]