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Webster 1913 Edition
Starchwort
Starch′wortˊ
(-wûrtˊ)
, Noun.
(Bot.)
The cuckoopint, the tubers of which yield a fine quality of starch.
3.
Resembling starch; stiff.
5.
Formal in manner; precise.
Syn. – starch.
Definition 2024
starchwort
starchwort
English
Noun
starchwort (plural starchworts)
- The plant cuckoopint, the tubers of which were once used to make starch