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feltwort

feltwort noun: mullein (Verbascum gen. et spp.).

feltwort: mullein (Verbascum gen. et spp.)
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Noun

feltwort (uncountable)

  1. mullein (Verbascum gen. et spp.)

Origin of feltwort

From Old English feltwyrt, equivalent to felt + wort, after its felty, flannellike leaves, therefore it is also called feltpypt in Middle English and in German Wollkraut, and listed English names include flannel leaf, old man's flannel, velvet plant. Hence unrelated to felwort, fieldwort.

Questions about feltwort

What does feltwort mean?
Feltwort means mullein (Verbascum gen. et spp.).
What part of speech is feltwort?
Feltwort is a noun.

Words near feltwort in the dictionary

  1. Feltus
  2. Feltuses
  3. Feltwell
  4. feltwork
  5. feltworks
  6. feltwort
  7. felty
  8. Felty syndrome
  9. Felty's syndrome
  10. feltyfare
  11. feltyfares

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