"mercurie" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

Forms: mercurye [alternative], mercury [alternative], mercure [alternative], marcurie [alternative], marcury [alternative], marcure [alternative], mercurii [alternative], mercurij [alternative]
Etymology: From Latin Mercurius. Etymology templates: {{der|enm|la|Mercurius}} Latin Mercurius Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} mercurie
  1. The silvery-coloured chemical element that is liquid at room temperature; quicksilver, mercury.
    Sense id: en-mercurie-enm-noun-RSEND839 Categories (other): Metals Disambiguation of Metals: 76 24
  2. (botany) A plant belonging to the genus Chenopodium; goosefoots. Synonyms (plant): mercurial
    Sense id: en-mercurie-enm-noun-hzGT5iGa Categories (other): Botany, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Plants Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 11 26 62 Disambiguation of Plants: 12 88 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'plant': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Mercurie

Alternative forms

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