Wortlore
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The traditional knowledge of the medicinal and nutritional use of plants, herbs, and worts. uncountable
"They will come up each year from between the Rhododendrons, and will send their sweet subtle odour through the open windows into the house. And as I write I am told of a recipe showing how, in the Wortlore of old, the firm white petals were esteemed of use."
Example
More examples"They will come up each year from between the Rhododendrons, and will send their sweet subtle odour through the open windows into the house. And as I write I am told of a recipe showing how, in the Wortlore of old, the firm white petals were esteemed of use."
Etymology
From wort + lore.
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