English-Thai Dictionary
boneset
N พืช พวก Eupatorium thoroughwort
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
BONESET
BONESET Bone "set `, n. (Bot. )
Defn: A medicinal plant, the thoroughwort (Eupatorium perfoliatum ). Its properties are diaphoretic and tonic.
BONESETTER
BONESETTER Bone "set *ter, n.
Defn: One who sets broken or dislocated bones; -- commonly applied to one, not a regular surgeon, who makes an occupation of setting bones. -- Bone "set *ting, n.
New American Oxford Dictionary
boneset
bone set |ˈbōnˌset ˈboʊnsɛt | ▶noun a North American plant of the daisy family that bears clusters of small flowers and is used in herbal medicine. [Genus Eupatorium, family Compositae, several species, in particular the white-flowered E. perfoliatum and its purple-flowered form, purple boneset. ] • another term for comfrey. [its ground-up root was formerly used as a ‘plaster ’ to set broken bones. ]
bonesetter
bone set ter |ˈbōnˌsetər ˈboʊnsɛtər | ▶noun historical a person, typically not formally qualified, who sets broken or dislocated bones.
Oxford Dictionary
boneset
bone |set |ˈbəʊnsɛt | ▶noun a North American plant of the daisy family, which bears clusters of small white flowers and is used in herbal medicine. ●Eupatorium perfoliatum, family Compositae. • Brit. the common comfrey, the ground-up root of which was formerly used as a ‘plaster ’ to set broken bones.
bonesetter
bone-setter ▶noun historical a person, usually not formally qualified, who set broken or dislocated bones.
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