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Webster 1913 Edition

Bishop's-wort

Bish′op’s-wortˊ

,

Noun.

(Bot.)

Wood betony (

Stachys betonica

); also, the plant called fennel flower (

Nigella Damascena

), or devil-in-a-bush.

Definition 2024

bishop's-wort

bishop's-wort

English

Alternative forms

bishop's wort

Noun

bishop 's-wort ‎(uncountable)

wood betony (Stachys betonica, now Stachys officinalis)
fennel flower or devil-in-a-bush (Nigella damascena)

Synonyms

(Stachys officinalis): purple betony, bishopwort, lousewort, wild hop, wood betony, common hedgenettle