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arsesmart

noun
/ˈɑːsmɑːt/

Etymology

From arse + smart, because the plant stings when it touches bare skin, and was often laid in beds to kill fleas.

  1. derived from *(s)merd-✻
  2. inherited from *smertaną✻
  3. inherited from *smertan✻
  4. inherited from *smeortan✻
  5. inherited from smerten
  6. compounded as arsesmart — “arse + smart”

Definitions

  1. A water pepper plant, of species Persicaria hydropiper (formerly Polygonum hydropiper).

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