noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A plant, Trachelium caeruleum (syn. Campanula trachelium), with a throat-shaped corolla, once considered a remedy for sore throats. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   European bellflower with blue-purple to lilac flowers formerly used to treat sore throat wordnet
3. 3
   Dense blazingstar countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

campanula tracheliummarietnettle leaved bellflowernettle-leaved bellflower

Etymology

From throat + wort.

Related phrases

blue throatwortsore throat

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