crosswort
crosswort noun: a perennial plant, Cruciata laevipes, family Rubiaceae, of Europe and western Asia; smooth bedstraw.
Noun
crosswort (plural crossworts)
- A perennial plant, Cruciata laevipes, family Rubiaceae, of Europe and western Asia; smooth bedstraw.
- One cure for a headache involved binding the stalk of the herb crosswort to the head with a red bandana[.]1999, Robert Lacey, Danny Danziger, The Year 1000: What life was like at the turn of The First Millennium, London: Abacus, published 2000, page 126
- The plant Phuopsis stylosa, of western Europe and Britian, often grown as a garden ornamental.
- Lysimachia quadrifolia, a herbaceous plant in the family Primulaceae, native to North America.
Forms of crosswort
| plural | crossworts |
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Origin of crosswort
From cross + wort.
Questions about crosswort
- What does crosswort mean?
- Crosswort means a perennial plant, Cruciata laevipes, family Rubiaceae, of Europe and western Asia; smooth bedstraw.
- What part of speech is crosswort?
- Crosswort is a noun.
- What is the plural of crosswort?
- The plural of crosswort is crossworts.
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