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setterwort

setterwort noun: the bear's-foot (Helleborus foetidus).

Noun

setterwort (usually uncountable, plural setterworts)

  1. (usually) The bear's-foot (Helleborus foetidus).

Forms of setterwort

pluralsetterworts

Origin of setterwort

From setter + wort. The root was used in settering, or inserting setons into the dewlaps of cattle.

Questions about setterwort

What does setterwort mean?
Setterwort means the bear's-foot (Helleborus foetidus).
What part of speech is setterwort?
Setterwort is a noun.
What is the plural of setterwort?
The plural of setterwort is setterworts.

Words near setterwort in the dictionary

  1. Setterfields
  2. settering
  3. setterlike
  4. setters
  5. setters-up
  6. setterwort
  7. setterworts
  8. Settes
  9. settest
  10. settest about
  11. setteth

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