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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1513, 1638
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Banwart, n. Also: banwort. [Northern ME. banworte (1483), ME. bonwort, -wurt, OE. bánwyrt.] The daisy or marguerite. — 1513 Doug. xii. Prol. 115.
In battill gyrs burgionys the banwart wild 1638 Adamson Muses Thr. 75.
To see the flowres our hearts did much rejoice, The banwort, dazie, and the fragrant rose
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