adderwort

English

Persicaria bistorta

Alternative forms

  • adder's wort

Etymology

adder +‎ wort, as it was reputed to cure snakebite.

Noun

adderwort (countable and uncountable, plural adderworts)

  1. The common bistort (Persicaria bistorta) or snakeweed.

Further reading

  • adderwort in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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