See Also: pistillaceous(medicine)

rethe (iou) and pistillaceous (medicine)


rethe (iou)



rethe adjective.OE.
[Origin unkn.]
Of a person, a disposition: fierce, cruel, harsh; stern, severe; strict. OE-LME.
b. Keen, eager, zealous. rare. Only in E19.
Of a thing, esp. rain, the sea, etc.: severe, terrible, furious. OE-LME.

pistillaceous (medicine)


pistillaceous
<botany> Growing on, or having Nature of, the pistil; of or pertaining to a pistil.

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