bot.staunch weed, plant that staunches bleeding, yarrow (Achillea millefolium) or shepherd’s purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris):
(
MS: c.1300
) Pernez ache, kersun, en esté le herbe, en yver la semence, stanche, henne[bane], kersun
Pop Med 323.90
(
MS: c.1340
) bursa pastoris: (B2) gallice bource de pastour vel staunche vel sanguinarie
Plant Names 59
(
MS: s.xv2
) nasturcium porcinum: (C16) stanche, anglice swynisgrasse
Plant Names 185
stanche1 (c.1300)