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policare (c.1300)
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The form pollicarie is a cross reference to the following entry:

policare (c.1300)

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policarie,  policarii,  pollicarie  
  FEW:  pulex 9,524a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  pulicaire 10,447b TL: policaire 7,1374 DEAF:  policaire  DMF:  pulicaire  TLF:  pulicaire  OED: ∅ MED:  policari(e n.  DMLBS:  pulicarius 2567c

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bot.fleawort, fleabane, name for various plants that are said to kill fleas: 
( MS: c.1300 )  Policaria: (A5) gallice policarii (var. (C1: s.xv1/4) pollicarie; (A2: c.1300) anglice swynesgres)  Plant Names 210
( c.1300; MS: s.xivm )  Kaysum: manere de policare  Gloss Arab 398.459
( c.1300; MS: s.xivin )  Ces sont les choses ke valent pur la tusse e pur le pis: [...] fenugrec, meu, policarie, junevre [...]  A-N Med ii 160.100

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