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smearwort

smearwort noun: aristolochia rotunda, a herbaceous perennial plant native to Southern Europe.

Noun

smearwort (countable and uncountable, plural smearworts)

  1. Aristolochia rotunda, a herbaceous perennial plant native to Southern Europe.
  2. Blitum bonus-henricus (Good King Henry, English mercury)

Forms of smearwort

pluralsmearworts

Origin of smearwort

From Middle English smērewort, from Old English smeoruwyrt from smeoru (“ointment”) + wyrt (“herb”).

Questions about smearwort

What does smearwort mean?
Smearwort means aristolochia rotunda, a herbaceous perennial plant native to Southern Europe.
What part of speech is smearwort?
Smearwort is a noun.
What is the plural of smearwort?
The plural of smearwort is smearworts.

Words near smearwort in the dictionary

  1. smearing
  2. smearings
  3. smearless
  4. smearproof
  5. smears
  6. smearwort
  7. smearworts
  8. smeary
  9. smeath
  10. smeaths
  11. smeathxanthone

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