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fleawort

fleawort noun: any of various not closely related plants that are supposed to kill or ward off fleas.

Noun

fleawort (countable and uncountable, plural fleaworts)

  1. Any of various not closely related plants that are supposed to kill or ward off fleas.
    1. Lady's bedstraw (Galium verum).
  2. A herb, Plantago psyllium, whose seeds are supposed to resemble fleas.

Forms of fleawort

pluralfleaworts

Origin of fleawort

From flea + wort.

Questions about fleawort

What does fleawort mean?
Fleawort means any of various not closely related plants that are supposed to kill or ward off fleas.
What part of speech is fleawort?
Fleawort is a noun.
What is the plural of fleawort?
The plural of fleawort is fleaworts.

Words near fleawort in the dictionary

  1. flearidden
  2. fleas
  3. fleas in one's ear
  4. fleasome
  5. fleaweed
  6. fleawort
  7. fleaworts
  8. flebography
  9. flecainide
  10. Flecha
  11. Flechas

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