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willowwort

willowwort noun: any plant of the willow family Salicaceae.

Noun

willowwort (countable and uncountable, plural willowworts)

  1. Any plant of the willow family Salicaceae.
  2. Yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia vulgaris) or purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria).

Forms of willowwort

pluralwillowworts
alternative formwillow-wort

Origin of willowwort

From willow + wort.

Questions about willowwort

What does willowwort mean?
Willowwort means any plant of the willow family Salicaceae.
What part of speech is willowwort?
Willowwort is a noun.
What is the plural of willowwort?
The plural of willowwort is willowworts.

Words near willowwort in the dictionary

  1. willows in the wind
  2. willowtree
  3. willowtrees
  4. willowware
  5. willowweed
  6. willowwort
  7. willowworts
  8. willowy
  9. Willox
  10. willpower
  11. willpowers

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