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spleenwort

noun

Etymology

From spleen + wort, from their use as a cure for anthrax in livestock. Cf. asplenium.

  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 spleenwort — “spleen + wort”

Definitions

  1. Any of a number of types of ferns in the genus Asplenium.

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