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sicklewort

sicklewort noun: a plant of the genus Coronilla (especially, Coronilla scorpioides), with curved pods.

sicklewort: a plant of the genus Coronilla (especially, Coronilla scorpioides), with curved pods
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Noun

sicklewort (uncountable)

  1. A plant of the genus Coronilla (especially, Coronilla scorpioides), with curved pods.
  2. Heal-all (Prunella vulgaris).

Origin of sicklewort

From Old English sicolwyrt.

Questions about sicklewort

What does sicklewort mean?
Sicklewort means a plant of the genus Coronilla (especially, Coronilla scorpioides), with curved pods.
What part of speech is sicklewort?
Sicklewort is a noun.

Words near sicklewort in the dictionary

  1. Sickleses
  2. sickless
  3. sicklessness
  4. sickleweed
  5. sicklewise
  6. sicklewort
  7. sicklied
  8. sicklier
  9. sicklies
  10. sickliest
  11. sicklified

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