WARTWORT

Etymology

Noun

wartwort (countable and uncountable, plural wartworts)

Any of various plants, including Norther European species of spurge (Euphorbia) and the nipplewort (Lapsana communis), formerly believed to cure warts.

Synonyms

• wartweed

Source: Wiktionary


Wart"wort`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: A name given to several plants because they were thought to be a cure for warts, as a kind of spurge (Euphorbia Helioscopia), and the nipplewort (Lampsana communis).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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