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Chervil
Chervil Cher"vil, n. [AS. cerfille, fr. L. caerefolium, chaerephyllum, Gr. ?; ? to rejoice + ? leaf.] (Bot.) A plant (Anthriscus cerefolium) with pinnately divided aromatic leaves, of which several curled varieties are used in soups and salads.
Diervilla Japonica
Weigela Wei"gel*a, Weigelia Wei*ge"li*a, n. [NL. So named after C. E. Weigel, a German naturalist.] (Bot.) A hardy garden shrub (Diervilla Japonica) belonging to the Honeysuckle family, with white or red flowers. It was introduced from China.
Ervum Ervilia
Ers Ers ([~e]rs), n. [F., fr. L. ervum a kind of pulse, bitter vetch.] (Bot.) The bitter vetch (Ervum Ervilia).
Ervum Ervilia
Bitter Bit"ter, a. [AS. biter; akin to Goth. baitrs, Icel. bitr, Dan., Sw., D., & G. bitter, OS. bittar, fr. root of E. bite. See Bite, v. t.] 1. Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter medicine; bitter as aloes. 2. Causing pain or smart; piercing; painful; sharp; severe; as, a bitter cold day. 3. Causing, or fitted to cause, pain or distress to the mind; calamitous; poignant. It is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God. --Jer. ii. 19. 4. Characterized by sharpness, severity, or cruelty; harsh; stern; virulent; as, bitter reproach. Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. --Col. iii. 19. 5. Mournful; sad; distressing; painful; pitiable. The Egyptians . . . made their lives bitter with hard bondage. --Ex. i. 14. Bitter apple, Bitter cucumber, Bitter gourd. (Bot.) See Colocynth. Bitter cress (Bot.), a plant of the genus Cardamine, esp. C. amara. Bitter earth (Min.), tale earth; calcined magnesia. Bitter principles (Chem.), a class of substances, extracted from vegetable products, having strong bitter taste but with no sharply defined chemical characteristics. Bitter salt, Epsom salts; magnesium sulphate. Bitter vetch (Bot.), a name given to two European leguminous herbs, Vicia Orobus and Ervum Ervilia. To the bitter end, to the last extremity, however calamitous. Syn: Acrid; sharp; harsh; pungent; stinging; cutting; severe; acrimonious.
Servile
Servile Serv"ile, n. (Gram.) An element which forms no part of the original root; -- opposed to radical.
Servile
Servile Serv"ile, a. [L. servile, fr. servus a servant or slave: cf. F. servile. See Serve.] 1. Of or pertaining to a servant or slave; befitting a servant or a slave; proceeding from dependence; hence, meanly submissive; slavish; mean; cringing; fawning; as, servile flattery; servile fear; servile obedience. She must bend the servile knee. --Thomson. Fearing dying pays death servile breath. --Shak. 2. Held in subjection; dependent; enslaved. Even fortune rules no more, O servile land! --Pope. 3. (Gram.) (a) Not belonging to the original root; as, a servile letter. (b) Not itself sounded, but serving to lengthen the preceeding vowel, as e in tune.
Servilely
Servilely Serv"ile*ly, adv. In a servile manner; slavishly.
Servileness
Servileness Serv"ile*ness, n. Quality of being servile; servility.

Meaning of Ervil from wikipedia

- Ervil Morrell LeBaron (February 22, 1925 – August 15, 1981) was the leader of a polygamous Mormon fundamentalist group who ordered the killings of many...
- Vicia ervilia, called ervil or bitter vetch, is an ancient legume crop of the Mediterranean region. Besides the English names, other common names include:...
- Church of the Lamb of God, was a violent Latter Day Saint group founded by Ervil LeBaron that is responsible for dozens of deaths over two decades. After...
- television series directed and produced by Sara Mast. It explores the life of Ervil LeBaron, the leader of a religious fundamental group who ordered the murders...
- by a member or members of a rival church which was headed by his brother Ervil LeBaron. LeBaron was born in La Verkin, Utah, the eighth of 13 children...
- followers of Ervil. Ervil proposed to Rena when she was only 16. In a proxy interview with Doris Hanson in 2009, Rena claimed that Ervil told her she...
- to Ervil LeBaron (nicknamed the "Mormon Manson" after Charles Manson): 4  of the similarly named Church of the First Born of the Lamb of God. Ervil had...
- LeBaron, until his brother Ervil LeBaron formed the splinter group Church of the First Born of the Lamb of God. In 1972, Ervil LeBaron orchestrated the...
- Colorado, and Arizona, United States. He was murdered on the orders of Ervil LeBaron, the head of a rival polygamous sect.[citation needed] Mormon fundamentalism...
- and brother Ervil became the fourth and fifth members of the new church; their mother Maud also eventually joined. Several months later, Ervil LeBaron published...