Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for AG-NUS-SCYTH-IC-US
AG-NUS-SCYTH-IC-US, n. [AG-NUS SCYTH-IC-US. Scythian Lamb.]
A name applied to the roots of a species of fern, Aspidium Baromez, covered with brown woolly scales, and, in shape, resembling a lamb; found in Russia and Tartary.
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