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hog's wort

hog's wort noun: a plant of the genus Peucedanum.

Noun

hog's wort (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) A plant of the genus Peucedanum.
    • Round the fish are placed four flat stones, on which the plant hog's wort (Peucedanum leiocarpum, Nutt.), red paint, and bulrushes are burnt as an offering to the salmon.1911, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 8, page 254

Questions about hog's wort

What does hog's wort mean?
Hog's wort means a plant of the genus Peucedanum.
What part of speech is hog's wort?
Hog's wort is a noun.

Words near hog's wort in the dictionary

  1. hog's garlic
  2. hog's leg
  3. hog's potato
  4. hog's pudding
  5. hog's snout
  6. hog's wort
  7. hog's-back
  8. hog-ape
  9. hog-apes
  10. hog-babe
  11. hog-backed

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