toothwort
English
Wikispecies
Etymology
tooth + wort.From having an appearance similar to teeth.
Noun
toothwort (plural toothworts)
- Any of several species of flowering plants, of the genus Lathraea.
- Any of several species of plants in the former genus Dentaria (now considered part of the genus Cardamine).
Related terms
- liverwort
- lungwort (“pulmonaria”)
- spleenwort (“asplenium”)
- woundwort
See also
- doctrine of signatures (Paracelsus); (toothwort being a treatment for teeth ailments)
Translations
plant of the genus Lathraea
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