felwort, gentianella amarella
(noun) gentian of Europe and China having creamy white flowers with fringed corollas
Source: WordNet® 3.1
felwort (plural felworts)
A European herb, Swertia perennis (star swertia), of the gentian family.
Any member of any species in genus Swertia.
Any member of any species in the tribe Gentianeae
• Wolfert, flow'ret, flowret
Source: Wiktionary
Fel"wort`, n. Etym: [Probably a corruption of fieldwort.] (Bot.)
Definition: A European herb (Swertia perennis) of the Gentian family.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 February 2025
(verb) make (substances) hard and improve their usability; “cure resin”; “cure cement”; “cure soap”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
