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bullwort

bullwort noun: a plant, bishop's weed, Ammi majus.

bullwort: a plant, bishop's weed, Ammi majus
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Noun

bullwort (uncountable)

  1. A plant, bishop's weed, Ammi majus.
    • Bullwort is a difficult-to-control weed: in cereals, only sulfonylureas are effective.2017, Michel Beckert, Yves Dessaux, Effects of Herbicide-Tolerant Crop Cultivation

Origin of bullwort

From bull + wort.

Questions about bullwort

What does bullwort mean?
Bullwort means a plant, bishop's weed, Ammi majus.
What part of speech is bullwort?
Bullwort is a noun.

Words near bullwort in the dictionary

  1. bullwhip effects
  2. bullwhipped
  3. bullwhipping
  4. bullwhippings
  5. bullwhips
  6. bullwort
  7. bully
  8. bully beef
  9. bully boy
  10. bully boys
  11. Bully Kutta

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