- sicklewort
- \\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: Middle English sikelwert, from sikel sickle + wert wort — more at sickle, wort: a yellow-flowered European vetch (Coronilla scorpioides) with curved pods
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Sicklewort — Sic kle*wort , n. [AS. sicolwyrt.] (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus {Coronilla} ({C. scorpioides}); so named from its curved pods. (b) The healall ({Brunella vulgaris}). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brunella vulgaris — Sicklewort Sic kle*wort , n. [AS. sicolwyrt.] (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus {Coronilla} ({C. scorpioides}); so named from its curved pods. (b) The healall ({Brunella vulgaris}). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
C scorpioides — Sicklewort Sic kle*wort , n. [AS. sicolwyrt.] (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus {Coronilla} ({C. scorpioides}); so named from its curved pods. (b) The healall ({Brunella vulgaris}). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wort plants — This is an alphabetical listing of wort plants, meaning plants that employ the syllable wort in their English language common names. According to the Oxford English Dictionary s Ask Oxford site, A word with the suffix wort is often very old. The… … Wikipedia
List of wort plants — This is an alphabetical listing of wort plants, meaning plants that employ the syllable wort in their English language common names. According to the Oxford English Dictionary s Ask Oxford site, A word with the suffix wort is often very old. The… … Wikipedia
