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[pilouselle] (s.xiiiex)
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[pilouselle] (s.xiiiex)

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peilosele,  pelusel,  pelusele,  peluselle;  philesole;  pilocelle,  pilosel,  pilosele,  pilosella,  piloselle  
  FEW:  pilosus 8,504a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  piloselle 10,339b TL: peloselle 7,606 DEAF:  pelos (pelosele)  DMF:  piloselle  TLF:  piloselle  OED:  pilosella n.  MED:  pilocelle n.  DMLBS:  pilosella 2281c

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

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bot.mouse-ear hawkweed, Hieracium pilosella (yellow-flowered plant of the daisy family): 
( MS: s.xiiiex ) pilosella: (C) philesole (var. (D: s.xiii/xiv) piloselle )  TLL ii 142.76
( MS: c.1300 )  Pilosella: (A5) gallice peluse[l] (var. (B8: s.xiv2) peluette; (B2: c.1340) gallice pilocelle; (B4: s.xiv1/4) peluet, pilosell; (C6: s.xv2) gallice pilosell; (C23: s.xv) peilosele; (C39: s.xv) gallice pulesete, anglice moushere)  Plant Names 207
( c.1300 )  Pur dolur de denz: Pernez pelusel .i. mouser, vel capillos Veneris .i. maydynher, et triblét ben  Pop Med 227.25
♦pharm.med.medicinal potion on the basis of mouse-ear hawkweed: 
( MS: s.xiiiex )  Il deit beivre la pelusele Od let u od ruge vin fort  Pop Med 275.68

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See also:

peil1  peluette  piloche  pilousee  pilousette 
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