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bearwort

bearwort noun: a perennial alpine plant, Meum athamanticum.

Noun

bearwort (uncountable)

  1. A perennial alpine plant, Meum athamanticum.
    Synonyms:
    meu, meon, meum, baldmoney, spignel

Synonyms of bearwort

Origin of bearwort

Inherited from Middle English berewort, either borrowed from Middle Low German bērwort or reflecting Old English *berawurt, *beranwurt; in either case, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *beranwurti and by surface analysis, bear + wort.

Questions about bearwort

What does bearwort mean?
Bearwort means a perennial alpine plant, Meum athamanticum.
What part of speech is bearwort?
Bearwort is a noun.

Words near bearwort in the dictionary

  1. Bearville
  2. bearward
  3. bearwards
  4. Bearwish
  5. Bearwood
  6. bearwort
  7. beary
  8. Bearys
  9. Beas
  10. Beasain
  11. Beasant

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