subastringent
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of subastringent
First recorded in 1685–95; sub- + astringent
Example Sentences
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Their taste is subastringent, and very slightly acid: hence they stand recommended by Boerhaave in the hot scurvy, and in uterine and other haemorrhagies.
From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by Salisbury, William
The leaves, which are the part directed for medicinal use, have a bitterish subastringent taste, and, as well as the bark and young branches, manifest a degree of acrimony.
From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by Salisbury, William
The Flowers.—The flowers appear in April; they have a pleasant sweet smell, and a subacrid, bitterish, subastringent taste.
From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by Salisbury, William
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