tetterwort

English

Etymology

tetter +‎ wort

Noun

tetterwort (uncountable)

(UK) A plant used as a remedy for tetter, Chelidonium majus
(US) Sanguinaria canadensis, the bloodroot.

Synonyms

(Chelidonium majus): swallowwort, greater celandine

References

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

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