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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