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Webster 1913 Edition


Laserwort

La′ser-wortˊ

(lā′sẽr-wûrtˊ)
,
Noun.
[L.
laser
the juice of the laserwort.]
(Bot.)
Any plant of the umbelliferous genus
Laserpitium
, of several species (as
Laserpitium glabrum
, and
Laserpitium siler
), the root of which yields a resinous substance of a bitter taste. The genus is mostly European.

Webster 1828 Edition


Laserwort

LA'SERWORT

,
Noun.
Laserpitium, a genus of plants of several species, natives of Germany, Italy, France, &c.

Definition 2024


laserwort

laserwort

English

Noun

laserwort (plural laserworts)

  1. An umbelliferous plant (Laserpitium latifolium) from which the resin laser was obtained.

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