English Explanatory Dictionary

adderwort

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Common bistort (Bistorta officinalis, syn. Persicaria bistorta) or snakeweed.

Word forms

adderwort adderworts adder's wort

Etymology

adder + wort, as it was reputed to cure snakebite.

Related words

adder's grass

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