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Webster 1913 Edition
Yellowwort
Yel′low-wortˊ
,Noun.
(Bot.)
A European yellow-flowered, gentianaceous (
Chlora perfoliata
). The whole plant is intensely bitter, and is sometimes used as a tonic, and also in dyeing yellow. Definition 2024
yellowwort
yellowwort
English
Alternative forms
- yellow-wort
Noun
yellowwort (uncountable)
- Blackstonia perfoliata, a gentianaceous plant with bright yellow flowers.