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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
†MASCORN, n. Also mash(y)-corns (Uls. 1880 Patterson Gl.). The silver-weed, Potentilla anserina, or its edible root (Ayr. 1811 W. Aiton Agric. Ayr. 675; Mry. 1839 G. Gordon Flora Mry. 17, 1900 R. Thomson Nat. Hist. Highl. Par. 282).
[A reduced form of mars(h) + corn. Cf. moss-corn, id., s.v. Moss.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Mascorn n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 4 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/mascorn>
