Jerusalem oak

American  

noun

1. feather geranium.

---

Jerusalem oak British  

noun

1. a weedy North American chenopodiaceous plant, Chenopodium botrys, that has lobed leaves and smells of turpentine

---

Etymology

Origin of Jerusalem oak

First recorded in 1750–60

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Jerusalem oak

But, Lordy! when us got sick, dey gib us Jerusalem oak and sassafras tea.

From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives by United States. Work Projects Administration

Miss Polly made us drink tea made out of Jerusalem oak weeds.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 by Work Projects Administration

Gran'mammy was a great doctor; useta give us turpentine an' castor oil an' Jerusalem oak fer worms.

From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives by United States. Work Projects Administration

Dey bile Jerusalem oak and give it to us.

From Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 3 by United States. Work Projects Administration

Jerusalem oak, 125Jimson weed, 155Juncaceae, 118June grass, 116 Keel, the joined pair of petals in a papilionaceous corolla; a projecting ridge along the back of an organ.

From Seeds of Michigan Weeds Bulletin 260, Michigan State Agricultural College Experiment Station, Division of Botany, March, 1910 by Beal, W. J. (William James)