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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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(Pap-,) Paipwort, n. [e.m.E. (1597) and late ME. (a 1450) papwo(u)rt(z.] Mercury, the herb. —1500-1699 Herbarius Latinus Annot. cxxxvii (Adv.).
