Obs. [a. L. britannica (herba) ‘water-dock’ (Lewis and Short).] A herb, app. the Water-dock (Rumex hydrolapathum).
1567. Maplet, Gr. Forest, 34 b. Britannick or English Herbe, hath the very looke of the greatest Sorrell.
1601. Holland, Pliny, II. 269. The herb Britannica … transported unto us out of Britaine.
