English · Idiom Historical

jupiter's beard

Preserved but no longer current.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

House leek. Supposed to be a charm against evil spirits and lightning. Hence grown at one time very generally on the thatch of houses.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

loài cây được cho là có thể xua đuổi tà ma và sét

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “jupiter's beard” mean?

House leek. Supposed to be a charm against evil spirits and lightning. Hence grown at one time very generally on the thatch of houses.

Is “jupiter's beard” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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