English Explanatory Dictionary

honewort

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Either of two plants of the family Umbelliferae.
  2. A perennial plant, Cryptotaenia canadensis, sometimes cultivated as a vegetable.
  3. A small European plant, Trinia glauca, once thought to be a remedy for swellings.

Word forms

honewort honeworts

Etymology

From hone + wort, from hone (“a swelling”).

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