thor|ough|wort

thor|ough|wort
thor|ough|wort «THUR oh WURT», noun.
1. a North American composite herb that has opposite leaves, each pair united at the base so that the stem appears to grow through them, and large corymbs of numerous white flowers; boneset; agueweed; trumpetweed. It is valued for its tonic and diaphoretic properties.
2. any one of several other plants of the same group.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • thoroughwort — thor•ough•wort [[t]ˈθɜr əˌwɜrt, ˌwɔrt, ˈθʌr [/t]] n. pln boneset • Etymology: 1805–15 …   From formal English to slang

  • Thoroughwort — Thor ough*wort , n. Same as {Boneset}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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