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[pilousette] (s.xiii3/4)
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The form penusette is a cross reference to the following entry:

[pilousette] (s.xiii3/4)

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pelosete,  pelosette;  pelucet,  peluseite,  pelusete,  pelusette;  piloseite,  pilosete,  pilosette;  pulesete,  pulusette  (penusette,  peuusette (l. penusette?))  
  FEW:  pilosus 8,504a Gdf:  pelousete 6,72b GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  pelos (pelosete)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED: ∅ MED: ∅ DMLBS:  peluseta 2172b

The plant derives its name (a diminutive of pilous) from the trichomes, i.e. hairs on its stem and leaves.

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1bot.mouse-ear hawkweed, Hieracium pilosella (yellow-flowered plant of the daisy family): 
( MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Et si metés la pelosette: Ele cure plaie et tient nette  Pop Med 175.829
( MS: c.1300 )  He metét hi piloseite Ke en neie  (ms. vere) plaie e fet nette  Pop Med 306
( MS: s.xv )  Pilosella: (C39) gallice pulesete, anglice moushere  Plant Names 207
( MS: s.xv )  Pernetz pelusette e erbe Robert  Five Med MSS 138.E247
♦pharm.med.medicinal potion on the basis of mouse-ear hawkweed: 
( MS: s.xiii3/4 )  Pelosete donés a beivre Par quei volés aparceivre Se li naufré devra garir Ou de cele plaie morir  Pop Med 180.989
( MS: c.1300 )  Pilosette donét a beivre  Pop Med 308.71
2bot.cudweed, Filago (plant with cottony heads of flowers) (?): 
( MS: c.1340 )  Filago: (B2) gallice penusette, anglice weyhore (var. (C6: s.xv2) peluscee; (C8: s.xv1) pelusete)  Plant Names 116
( MS: s.xv2 )  Flores Menphie: (C16) gallice peuusette (l. penusette?), anglice wayhore  Plant Names 119

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See also:

peil1  peluette  piloche  pilous  pilousee  pilouselle 
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