BARRENWORT
barrenwort, bishop's hat, Epimedium grandiflorum
(noun) slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on erect wiry stems; used as ground cover
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
barrenwort (usually uncountable, plural barrenworts)
A herb, Epimedium alpinum, once thought to prevent conception
Source: Wiktionary
Bar"ren*wort`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: An herbaceous plant of the Barberry family (Epimedium alpinum), having leaves that are bitter and said to be sudorific.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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