herb patience

noun

plural

herbs patience 

1. a European plant, Rumex patientia, of the buckwheat family, naturalized in North America, having long, wavy-margined, basal leaves used for salads.

Example Sentences

Adieu, good old sinner, you may recover it with a sallet of parsley and the herb patience; if not, sir, you know the worst.

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