Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1960 (SND Vol. V).
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HUMILITY, n. A name given to the plant Saxifraga sarmentosa (Abd., Ags., w.Lth. 1957).Abd. 1883 W. Jolly J. Duncan 352:
He had a plant called “Humility” or “Aaron's Beard,” which he said was so called because it threw out long tendrils which hung down over the margin of the pot where it was suspended.
