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CRITHMUM MARINUM

\kɹˈɪθməm məɹˈɪnəm], \kɹˈɪθməm məɹˈɪnəm], \k_ɹ_ˈɪ_θ_m_ə_m m_ə_ɹ_ˈɪ_n_ə_m]\

Definitions of CRITHMUM MARINUM

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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The samphire, growing along the coasts of the Mediterranean, the Black Sea, and the Atlantic Ocean. Aromatic and diuretic, and formerly used for diseases of the kidneys and verminous affections.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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