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lad's love

British  

noun

  1. another name for southernwood

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Sweet old-fashioned flowers and flowering shrubs like lad's love were everywhere, and a little green carpet of camomile was spread in the center of the place for the fairies.

From Playing With Fire by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston

Gentle wind, but once— speak low and tenderly— How fares it—tell me truly—with the lad's love by the gate?

From The Verse-Book of a Homely Woman by Inchfawn, Fay

There could be no doubt concerning the depth of the lad's love for the girl.

From Within the Law by Veiller, Bayard

The lad's love for his mother showed itself in a louder and more demonstrative manner.

From Veronica And Other Friends Two Stories For Children by Spyri, Johanna

Of such is the kingdom of lad's love!

From Wild Wings A Romance of Youth by Piper, Margaret Rebecca