English Explanatory Dictionary

spiritweed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The perennial herb Eryngium foetidum.

Word forms

spiritweed

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīrō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin spīritus Old French espiritbor. Middle English spirit English spirit Proto-West Germanic *weud Old English wēod Middle English weed English weed English spiritweed From spirit + weed.

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