toothwort

noun — 2 senses

toothwort

noun

Etymology From tooth + wort. From having an appearance similar to teeth.

1

Any of several species of flowering plants of the genus Lathraea.

2

Any of the species of plants in subgenus Cardamine subg. Dentaria, formerly genus Dentaria.

Related terms
liverwort, lungwort, spleenwort, woundwort

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