tutsan

British

/ ˈtʌtsən /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of tutsan

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

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tutsan

One of the popular names of the St. John's wort is tutsan, a corruption of the French toute saine, so called from its healing properties, and the mignonette is another familiar instance.

From The Folk-lore of Plants by Dyer, T. F. Thiselton (Thomas Firminger Thiselton)

Hypericon androsaemum, tutsan, St. John's wort, — in the stony, hollow lanes.

From The Natural History of Selborne by White, Gilbert

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