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St. James Wort

St. James Wort noun: ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris).

Noun (1)

St. James Wort (uncountable)

  1. Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris).
    • The loins are called the cheens [...] The plant sweet-leaf, a kind of St. John's wort, here called tutsen, is the French toute saine (heal all).1880, Bottrell, William, “OLD COENISH WOEDS.”, in Stories and folk-lore of West Cornwall, page 196

Noun (2) capitalized: St. James wort

St. James wort (plural St. James worts)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of St. James Wort.

Forms of St. James Wort

pluralSt. James worts

Origin of St. James Wort

St. James + wort.

Questions about St. James Wort

What does St. James Wort mean?
St. James Wort means ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris).
What part of speech is St. James Wort?
St. James Wort is a noun.
What is the plural of St. James Wort?
The plural of St. James Wort is St. James worts.

Words near St. James Wort in the dictionary

  1. St. Jacques-Coomb's Cove
  2. St. Jacqueses
  3. St. James
  4. St. James City
  5. St. James Parish
  6. St. James Wort
  7. St. James' Way
  8. St. James' wort
  9. St. James's Wort
  10. St. James-wort
  11. St. John

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