a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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primula (ˈprɪmjʊlə)

—n
	any primulaceous plant of the N temperate genus Primula, having white, yellow, pink, or purple funnel-shaped flowers with five spreading petals: includes the primrose, oxlip, cowslip, and polyanthus

[C18: New Latin, from Medieval Latin prīmula (vēris) little first one (of the spring)]

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