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tetterwort

tetterwort noun: a plant used as a remedy for tetter, Chelidonium majus.

Noun

tetterwort (uncountable)

  1. (UK) A plant used as a remedy for tetter, Chelidonium majus
  2. (US) Sanguinaria canadensis, the bloodroot.

Synonyms of tetterwort

Origin of tetterwort

From tetter + wort.

Questions about tetterwort

What does tetterwort mean?
Tetterwort means a plant used as a remedy for tetter, Chelidonium majus.
What part of speech is tetterwort?
Tetterwort is a noun.

Words near tetterwort in the dictionary

  1. tetterish
  2. tetterous
  3. tetters
  4. Tetterton
  5. Tettertons
  6. tetterwort
  7. tettery
  8. tetties
  9. tettigarctid
  10. tettigarctids
  11. tettigonid

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