Whitlow-wort

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• Whitlow

  ·adj An inflammatory disease of the feet. It occurs round the hoof, where an acrid matter is collect...

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• whitlow

  , whick-flaw a gathering on the side of the finger-nail. North. ...

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• Wort

  ·noun A plant of any kind. II. Wort ·noun <<Cabbages>>. III. Wort ·noun An infusion of malt which ...

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• Bishop's-wort

  ·noun Wood betony (Stachys betonica); also, the plant called fennel flower (Nigella Damascena), or d...

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• John's-wort

  ·noun ·see <<St>>. John's-wort. ...

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• Saw-wort

  ·noun Any plant of the composite genus Serratula; — so named from the serrated leaves of most of th...

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• Willow-wort

  ·noun ·same·as Willow-weed. II. Willow-wort ·noun Any plant of the order Salicaceae, or the Willow ...

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• bladder-wort

  (Utricularia vulgaris). The popular name of an aquatic plant, appearing above water only with its st...

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• cool-wort

  (Tiarella cordifolia.) The popular name of an herb, the properties of which are diuretic and tonic. ...

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• ming-wort

  wormwood. N. ...

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