cancerwort
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
cancerwort (uncountable)
- (obsolete) A species of the speedwell plant (Veronica sp.).
- Any of genus Kickxia (cancerworts, fluellens), especially
- Linaria vulgaris (common toadflax).
References edit
- “cancerwort”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “cancerwort”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.