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Webster 1913 Edition


Palsywort

Pal′sy-wortˊ

,
Noun.
(Bot.)
The cowslip (
Primula veris
); – so called from its supposed remedial powers.
Dr. Prior.

Definition 2024


palsywort

palsywort

English

Noun

palsywort (usually uncountable, plural palsyworts)

  1. The cowslip (Primula veris).
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Dr. Prior to this entry?)