toothwort
English edit
Etymology edit
tooth + wort. From having an appearance similar to teeth.
Noun edit
toothwort (plural toothworts)
- Any of several species of flowering plants of the genus Lathraea.
- Any of the species of plants in subgenus Cardamine subg. Dentaria, formerly genus Dentaria.
Related terms edit
- liverwort
- lungwort (Pulmonaria spp.)
- spleenwort (Asplenium spp.)
- woundwort (Stachys spp. etc.)
Translations edit
plant of the genus Lathraea
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