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Webster 1913 Edition

Wartwort

Wart′wortˊ

,
Noun.
(Bot.)
A name given to several plants because they were thought to be a cure for warts, as a kind of spurge (
Euphorbia Helioscopia
), and the nipplewort (
Lampsana communis
).

Webster 1828 Edition

Wartwort

WARTWORT

,
Noun.
A plant of the genus Euphorbia or spurge, which is studded with hard warty knobs; also, a plant of the genus Heliotropium, and another of the genus Lapsana.

Definition 2024

wartwort

wartwort

English

Noun

wartwort ‎(plural wartworts)

  1. Any of various plants, including Norther European species of spurge (Euphorbia) and the nipplewort (Lapsana communis), formerly believed to cure warts.

Synonyms

Etymology

wart +‎ wort

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