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beewort

beewort noun: the plant Acorus calamus, the sweet flag or calamus.

Noun

beewort (uncountable)

  1. The plant Acorus calamus, the sweet flag or calamus.

Origin of beewort

From Middle English beowurt, from Old English beowyrt; equivalent to bee + wort.

Questions about beewort

What does beewort mean?
Beewort means the plant Acorus calamus, the sweet flag or calamus.
What part of speech is beewort?
Beewort is a noun.

Words near beewort in the dictionary

  1. Beevor
  2. beeware
  3. beeweed
  4. beewolf
  5. beewolves
  6. beewort
  7. beey
  8. beeyard
  9. beeyards
  10. beeyatch
  11. beeyatches

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