SALIUNCULA, is the Diminutive of Saliunca. But Saliunca signifies Lavender, or Orci tunica, or the Spikenard of the Mountains. This is a very odoriferous Plant, and is us’d to be put among Linen, to preserve it from Moths, and to give it an agreeable Scent. The Hebrew Word Naatzutz1 is differently understood by the Interpreters. Some take it for a Thorn2 or Bush: Aquila and Theodotion translate it by Conyse or Flea-bane, a stinking and bitter Herb; the Septuagint by Stoibe, a soft, downy Herb, which was made use of for stuffing Beds and Cushions.
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