ERIOPHORUM

(Lat.), n. n. E2r-i2-o2f'o2r-usm(um). From epiov, wool, and fopeiv, to bear. Fr., eriophoron, lin aigrette. Ger., Wollgras. It., erioforo. Sp., erioforo. Cotton-gra , cotton-rush, wild cotton, etc.; a genus of Cyperacece of the tribe Scirpece. [B, 42, 275 (a, 24).] E. alpinum. Fr., eriophoron des Alpes. A species the cotton of the seed of which is used as an application to burns. [B, 173 (a, 24).] E. an gust i folium, E. lati folium. Varieties of E. polys tach yum. [B, 128 (a, 24).] E. polys tach yum. Fr., chenvelle chevelu des pauvres, lin aigrette, lindes marais. A European species, used as a laxative. [B. 88, 173, 180, 275 (a, 24).] [s. 745]