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RESEDA
(
La
)
Family:
RESEDACEAE
resecro, = to uncurse, i.e. to free from a curse;
resedo, = to heal, assuage.
(species of mignonette which was believed to heal bruises)
(
ld
,
Le
)
Reseda lutea
(
La
)
Location: (
F
)
lutum, = a plant used in dyeing yellow, yellow-weed, dyer’s weed, weld; a yellow colour, yellow;
-eus, = indicates material or colour or resemblance in quality.
luteus, = golden-yellow, saffron-yellow, orange-yellow.
(Alien)
(
ld
,
BL
)