English Explanatory Dictionary

nailwort

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Whitlowwort (Paronychia spp.).
  2. A shadflower (Draba verna).
  3. A rue-leaved saxifrage (Saxifraga tridactylites).

Word forms

nailwort nailworts

Etymology

From nail + wort, formerly believed to cure whitlow.

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