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honeywort

honeywort noun: any of the genus Cerinthe of flowering plants that attract bees.

honeywort: any of the genus Cerinthe of flowering plants that attract bees
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Noun

honeywort (plural honeyworts)

  1. Any of the genus Cerinthe of flowering plants that attract bees.

Forms of honeywort

pluralhoneyworts

Origin of honeywort

From honey + wort.

Questions about honeywort

What does honeywort mean?
Honeywort means any of the genus Cerinthe of flowering plants that attract bees.
What part of speech is honeywort?
Honeywort is a noun.
What is the plural of honeywort?
The plural of honeywort is honeyworts.

Words near honeywort in the dictionary

  1. Honeywells
  2. Honeywood
  3. Honeywoods
  4. honeyword
  5. honeywords
  6. honeywort
  7. honeyworts
  8. honfidence
  9. honfident
  10. hong
  11. hong bao

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