ˈcoralwort
[see wort.]
A herbalists' name of the plant Dentaria bulbifera, in allusion to its curiously toothed white rhizomes.
| 1597 Gerarde Herbal ii. ccclxxxi. 986 Called in English Toothed violets or Corall woorts. 1866 in Treas. Bot. |
ˈcoralwort
[see wort.]
A herbalists' name of the plant Dentaria bulbifera, in allusion to its curiously toothed white rhizomes.
| 1597 Gerarde Herbal ii. ccclxxxi. 986 Called in English Toothed violets or Corall woorts. 1866 in Treas. Bot. |
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