† ˈnosewort Obs. rare.
Also 6 noswort.
[f. nose n.]
a. Neeze-wort, Hellebore. b. Nasturtium (cf. nose-smart).
| 1563 T. Hill Art Garden. (1593) 21 The root Hellebor, or otherwise Noswort. 1608 Topsell Serpents 37 Of green hogs-fennell, take the lowest branches, Of nosewort sharpe [L. acris nasturci], so much. 1661 Lovell Hist. Anim. & Min. 253 The root of centaury or hartwort, nosewort, gentian, or sesamine. |