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throatwort

throatwort noun: a plant, Trachelium caeruleum (syn. Campanula trachelium), with a throat-shaped corolla, once considered a remedy for sore throats.

Noun

throatwort (countable and uncountable, plural throatworts)

  1. A plant, Trachelium caeruleum (syn. Campanula trachelium), with a throat-shaped corolla, once considered a remedy for sore throats.
  2. Dense blazingstar

Forms of throatwort

pluralthroatworts

Origin of throatwort

From throat + wort.

Words formed from throatwort

  • blue throatwort

Questions about throatwort

What does throatwort mean?
Throatwort means a plant, Trachelium caeruleum (syn. Campanula trachelium), with a throat-shaped corolla, once considered a remedy for sore throats.
What part of speech is throatwort?
Throatwort is a noun.
What is the plural of throatwort?
The plural of throatwort is throatworts.

Words near throatwort in the dictionary

  1. throatplates
  2. throats
  3. throatstrap
  4. throatstraps
  5. throatward
  6. throatwort
  7. throatworts
  8. throaty
  9. throb
  10. throbbed
  11. throbber

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