Cancerwort

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A species of the speedwell plant (Veronica sp.). obsolete, uncountable
  2. 2
    Any of genus Kickxia (fluellens), especially; Kickxia spuria (roundleaf cancerwort) uncountable
  3. 3
    Any of genus Kickxia (fluellens), especially; Kickxia elatine (harpleaf cancerwort) uncountable
  4. 4
    Common toadflax (Linaria vulgaris). uncountable

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fluellenfluellen

Etymology

From cancer + wort.

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