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purplewort

purplewort noun: any of various plants of the genus Trifolium.

Noun

purplewort (uncountable)

  1. Any of various plants of the genus Trifolium.

Origin of purplewort

From purple + wort.

Questions about purplewort

What does purplewort mean?
Purplewort means any of various plants of the genus Trifolium.
What part of speech is purplewort?
Purplewort is a noun.

Words near purplewort in the dictionary

  1. purplewashed
  2. purplewashes
  3. purplewashing
  4. purplewood
  5. purplewoods
  6. purplewort
  7. purpley
  8. purplier
  9. purpliest
  10. purpliness
  11. purpling

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