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cancerwort

cancerwort noun: a species of the speedwell plant (Veronica sp.).

Noun

cancerwort (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A species of the speedwell plant (Veronica sp.).
  2. Kickxia spuria (roundleaf cancerwort)
  3. Kickxia elatine (harpleaf cancerwort)
  4. Common toadflax (Linaria vulgaris).

Origin of cancerwort

From cancer + wort.

Questions about cancerwort

What does cancerwort mean?
Cancerwort means a species of the speedwell plant (Veronica sp.).
What part of speech is cancerwort?
Cancerwort is a noun.

Words near cancerwort in the dictionary

  1. cancers
  2. CancerTok
  3. cancervative
  4. cancervatives
  5. cancerweed
  6. cancerwort
  7. canch
  8. cancha
  9. canchalagua
  10. canchalaguas
  11. canchas

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