wartweed

wartweed
noun
not unattractive European weed whose flowers turn toward the sun
Hypernyms: ↑spurge
Member Holonyms: ↑Euphorbia, ↑genus Euphorbia

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
dialect England : any of several plants thought to cure warts: as
c. : celandine 1

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wartˈweed noun
A kind of spurge (its caustic juice thought to cure warts)
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Main Entry:wart

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  • Wartweed — Wart weed , n. (Bot.) Same as {Wartwort}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • celandine — /sel euhn duyn , deen /, n. 1. Also called greater celandine, swallowwort. an Old World plant, Chelidonium majus, of the poppy family, having yellow flowers. 2. Also called lesser celandine. an Old World plant, Ranunculus ficaria, of the… …   Universalium

  • devil's milk — noun 1. an Old World spurge introduced as a weed in the eastern United States • Syn: ↑petty spurge, ↑Euphorbia peplus • Hypernyms: ↑spurge • Member Holonyms: ↑Euphorbia, ↑genus Euphorbia …   Useful english dictionary

  • Euphorbia helioscopia — noun not unattractive European weed whose flowers turn toward the sun • Syn: ↑sun spurge, ↑wartweed, ↑wartwort, ↑devil s milk • Hypernyms: ↑spurge • Member Holonyms: ↑Euphorbia, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • genus Euphorbia — noun type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juice • Syn: ↑Euphorbia • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Euphorbiaceae, ↑family Euphorbiaceae, ↑spurge family …   Useful english dictionary

  • sun spurge — noun not unattractive European weed whose flowers turn toward the sun • Syn: ↑wartweed, ↑wartwort, ↑devil s milk, ↑Euphorbia helioscopia • Hypernyms: ↑spurge • Member Holonyms: ↑Eupho …   Useful english dictionary

  • wartwort — noun not unattractive European weed whose flowers turn toward the sun • Syn: ↑sun spurge, ↑wartweed, ↑devil s milk, ↑Euphorbia helioscopia • Hypernyms: ↑spurge • Member Holonyms: ↑E …   Useful english dictionary

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