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nailwort

nailwort noun: whitlowwort (Paronychia spp.).

Noun

nailwort (countable and uncountable, plural nailworts)

  1. Whitlowwort (Paronychia spp.).
  2. A shadflower (Draba verna).
  3. A rue-leaved saxifrage (Saxifraga tridactylites).

Forms of nailwort

pluralnailworts

Origin of nailwort

From nail + wort, formerly believed to cure whitlow.

Questions about nailwort

What does nailwort mean?
Nailwort means whitlowwort (Paronychia spp.).
What part of speech is nailwort?
Nailwort is a noun.
What is the plural of nailwort?
The plural of nailwort is nailworts.

Words near nailwort in the dictionary

  1. nailsmith
  2. nailsmiths
  3. Nailsworth
  4. nailtail wallabies
  5. nailtail wallaby
  6. nailwort
  7. nailworts
  8. naily
  9. Naim
  10. Naiman
  11. Naimans

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