gypsywort

English

Etymology

gypsy +‎ wort. Gypsies were said to stain their skin with its juice.

Noun

gypsywort (plural gypsyworts)

Lycopus europaeus, a labiate plant.
Synonyms: gipsywort, bugleweed, European bugleweed, water horehound

Translations

Lycopus europaeus

Dutch: wolfspoot m
Greek:
Ancient: τρυγόνιον n (trugónion)
Macedonian: Во́лча но́га f (Vólča nóga)

References

“gypsywort”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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