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blushwort

blushwort noun: common centaury (Centaurium erythraea).

blushwort: common centaury (Centaurium erythraea)
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Noun

blushwort (plural blushworts)

  1. (England) Common centaury (Centaurium erythraea).
    Synonyms:
    European centaury, feverfoullie, gentian, centaury
  2. Any of various plants of the genus Aeschynanthus.

Synonyms of blushwort

Forms of blushwort

pluralblushworts

Origin of blushwort

From blush + wort.

Questions about blushwort

What does blushwort mean?
Blushwort means common centaury (Centaurium erythraea).
What part of speech is blushwort?
Blushwort is a noun.
What is the plural of blushwort?
The plural of blushwort is blushworts.

Words near blushwort in the dictionary

  1. blushlessly
  2. blushlessness
  3. blushlike
  4. blusht
  5. blushwood
  6. blushwort
  7. blushworthy
  8. blushworts
  9. blushy
  10. Blust
  11. bluster

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