a man who, accompanied by others, praises, lauds a king; a royal eulogist.

(in olden days) a man whose duty was to announce time of a day, several times.

to adorn the door frame of a house with bunches of new, young leaves.

the plant Oxalis corniculata (= O. pusilla, = Xanthoxalis corniculata) of Oxalidaceae family, with cloverlike compound leaves that contain oxalic acid, found in cool, shaded, damp woods; wood sorrel.