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sparrowwort

sparrowwort noun: an evergreen shrub, Erica passerina.

Noun

sparrowwort (uncountable)

  1. An evergreen shrub, Erica passerina.
  2. Any plant in the genus Passerina.
    • A compound of galanga, cubebs, sparrow wort, cardamoms, nutmeg, gillyflowers, Indian thistle, laurel seeds, cloves, Persian pepper is made into a drink. Taken twice daily morning and night, in pigeon or fowl broth, preceded and followed by eater. The result, according to Arab tradition, is an...1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 102
  3. Any plant in the genus Thymelaea.

Origin of sparrowwort

From sparrow + wort.

Questions about sparrowwort

What does sparrowwort mean?
Sparrowwort means an evergreen shrub, Erica passerina.
What part of speech is sparrowwort?
Sparrowwort is a noun.

Words near sparrowwort in the dictionary

  1. sparrowling
  2. sparrowlings
  3. sparrows
  4. sparrows' wedding
  5. sparrows' weddings
  6. sparrowwort
  7. sparrowy
  8. sparrs
  9. sparry
  10. sparry iron
  11. spars

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