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toothwort

noun

Etymology

From tooth + wort. From having an appearance similar to teeth.

  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 toothwort — “tooth + wort”

Definitions

  1. Any of several species of flowering plants of the genus Lathraea.

  2. Any of the species of plants in subgenus Cardamine subg. Dentaria, formerly genus…

    Any of the species of plants in subgenus Cardamine subg. Dentaria, formerly genus Dentaria.

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