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lousewort

noun

Etymology

From louse + wort.

  1. inherited from *wréh₂ds✻ — “a root”
  2. inherited from *wrōts✻ — “a root”
  3. inherited from *wurti✻ — “a root; a spice”
  4. inherited from wyrt — “a plant; vegetable; herb, spice”
  5. inherited from wort
  6. compounded as lousewort — “louse + wort”

Definitions

  1. Any of very many semiparasitic flowering plants, of the genus Pedicularis, related to…

    Any of very many semiparasitic flowering plants, of the genus Pedicularis, related to wood betony.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA