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whorlywort

whorlywort noun: the plant Veronicastrum virginicum.

whorlywort: the plant Veronicastrum virginicum
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Noun

whorlywort (uncountable)

  1. The plant Veronicastrum virginicum.
    Synonyms:
    Culver's root, black root

Synonyms of whorlywort

Questions about whorlywort

What does whorlywort mean?
Whorlywort means the plant Veronicastrum virginicum.
What part of speech is whorlywort?
Whorlywort is a noun.

Words near whorlywort in the dictionary

  1. whorlflowers
  2. whorling
  3. whorls
  4. Whorlton
  5. whorly
  6. whorlywort
  7. Whorouly
  8. Whorouly East
  9. Whorouly South
  10. whorror
  11. whort

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