tutsan

noun

a woodland shrub, Hypericum androsaemum, of Europe and W Asia, having yellow flowers and reddish-purple fruits: family HypericaceaeSee also Saint John's wort

Word Origin

C15: from Old French toute-saine (unattested), literally: all healthy

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Examples from the Web for tutsan

Historical Examples

Fortunately the tutsan is not "retiring from business" in Nature's garden.
The Call of the Wildflower
Henry S. Salt
Tutsan (Hypericum androsmum) was used to stop bleeding, because the juice of its ripe capsule is of a claret colour.
Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics
Richard Folkard
Tutsan, tut′san, n. a species of St John's wort, once regarded as a panacea—also called Park-leaves.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)
Various
A closely related plant is Hypericum androsæmum, known as Tutsan, said to mean toute saine, as curing all hurts.
Springtime and Other Essays
Francis Darwin

tutsan

Word Origin

Examples from the Web for tutsan

Historical Examples

Fortunately the tutsan is not "retiring from business" in Nature's garden.

Tutsan (Hypericum androsmum) was used to stop bleeding, because the juice of its ripe capsule is of a claret colour.

Tutsan, tut′san, n. a species of St John's wort, once regarded as a panacea—also called Park-leaves.

A closely related plant is Hypericum androsæmum, known as Tutsan, said to mean toute saine, as curing all hurts.