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CROSSWORT
Etymology
Noun
crosswort (plural crossworts)
Crucianella stylosa, an ornamental plant.
Cruciata laevipes, the smooth bedstraw.
Lysimachia quadrifolia, a herbaceous plant of North America.
Source: Wiktionary
Cross"wort` (-wrt`), n. (Bot.)
Definition: A name given to several inconspicuous plants having leaves in whorls of four, as species of Crucianella, Valantia, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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