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 Sappho of Toulouse.Sar’acens. 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Sar’acen Wheat (French, Blé-sar-rasin).
 
Buck-wheat; so called because it was brought into Spain by the Moors or Saracens. (See BUCKWHEAT.)   1
 


 Sappho of Toulouse.Sar’acens. 

 
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