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squinancywort

squinancywort noun: asperula cynanchica, a perennial plant with small pink or white flowers, formerly used as a medicinal herb against quinsy.

Noun

squinancywort (uncountable)

  1. Asperula cynanchica, a perennial plant with small pink or white flowers, formerly used as a medicinal herb against quinsy.
    Synonyms:
    quinsywort

Synonyms of squinancywort

Origin of squinancywort

From squinancy + wort.

Questions about squinancywort

What does squinancywort mean?
Squinancywort means asperula cynanchica, a perennial plant with small pink or white flowers, formerly used as a medicinal herb against quinsy.
What part of speech is squinancywort?
Squinancywort is a noun.

Words near squinancywort in the dictionary

  1. squinacy
  2. squinance
  3. squinances
  4. squinancies
  5. squinancy
  6. squinancywort
  7. squinantic
  8. squinch
  9. squinch owl
  10. squinch owls
  11. squinched

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