Crosswort

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A perennial plant, Cruciata laevipes, family Rubiaceae, of Europe and western Asia; smooth bedstraw.

    "One cure for a headache involved binding the stalk of the herb crosswort to the head with a red bandana[.]"

  2. 2
    The plant Phuopsis stylosa, of western Europe and Britian, often grown as a garden ornamental.
  3. 3
    Lysimachia quadrifolia, a herbaceous plant in the family Primulaceae, native to North America.

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"One cure for a headache involved binding the stalk of the herb crosswort to the head with a red bandana[.]"

Etymology

From cross + wort.

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north america

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