cancerwort

English

Etymology

cancer +‎ wort

Noun

cancerwort (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) A species of the speedwell plant (Veronica sp.).
2. Any of genus Kickxia (cancerworts, fluellens), especially
   1. Kickxia spuria (roundleaf cancerwort)
   2. Kickxia elatine (harpleaf cancerwort)
3. Linaria vulgaris (common toadflax).

References

• “cancerwort”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “cancerwort”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.