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First published 1952 (SND Vol. III).
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EKSIS GIRS(E), n. comb.
1. Hawkweed, a weed of the species Hieracium (Sh. 1947 Sh. Folk Bk. (ed. Tait) I. 81, obsol.; Sh.10 1948).
2. The dandelion, Taraxacum vulgare (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928); 1914 Angus Gl.; 1947 Sh. Folk Bk. (ed. Tait) I. 81; Sh.10 1948, obsol.).
3. Devil's bit scabious, Scabiosa succisa (Sh. 1908 Jak. (1928)).
[The first element is a variant of Aixies, q.v., ague, which these plants were supposed to cure.]
