SETTERWORT

Etymology

Noun

setterwort (usually uncountable, plural setterworts)

The bear's-foot (Helleborus foetidus).

Source: Wiktionary


Set"ter*wort`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: The bear's-foot (Helleborus foetidus); -- so called because the root was used in settering, or inserting setons into the dewlaps of cattle. Called also pegroots. Dr. Prior.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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