smearwort
English
Etymology
From Middle English smērewort, from Old English smeoruwyrt from smeoru (“ointment”) + wyrt (“herb”)
Noun
smearwort (countable and uncountable, plural smearworts)
- Aristolochia rotunda, a herbaceous perennial plant native to Southern Europe.
- Blitum bonus-henricus, Good King Henry, English mercury