GOUTWORTS

Noun

goutworts

plural of goutwort

Source: Wiktionary


GOUTWORT

Gout"weed` (, Gout"wort` n. Etym: [So called from having been formerly used in assuaging the pain of the gout.] (Bot.)

Definition: A coarse umbelliferous plant of Europe (Ægopodium Podagraria);

– called also bishop's weed, ashweed, and herb gerard.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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