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Meaning of Jupiter's beard | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A common name for various plants:
    uncountable
  2. The red valerian, Centranthus ruber
    uncountable
  3. Aster linosyris, a European plant with yellow flowers.
    obsolete, uncountable
  4. The silverbush, Anthyllis barba-jovis, a European shrub with silvery leaves.
    uncountable
  5. The common houseleek, Sempervivum tectorum.
    uncountable
  6. A white-edged fungus, Hyphodontia barba-jovis.
    uncountable

Examples

“1658: Thus […] nature […] somewhat after this manner hath ordered the bush in Jupiters''' beard, or houseleek; which old superstition set on the tops of houses, as a defensative against lightening, and thunder. — Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 181)”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Jupiter's eye Jupiter's staff Jupiterian jupon Jupp Jur

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