COWHERB

cowherb, cow cockle, Vaccaria hispanica, Vaccaria pyramidata, Saponaria vaccaria

(noun) European annual with pale rose-colored flowers; cultivated flower or self-sown grainfield weed; introduced in North America; sometimes classified as a soapwort

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cowherb (uncountable)

Vaccaria hispanica, an annual herb with blue-grey waxy herbage and pale pink flowers, native to Eurasia.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

30 January 2025

HYPERICISM

(noun) a severe dermatitis of herbivorous domestic animals attributable to photosensitivity from eating Saint John’s wort


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