peachwort
(ˈpiːtʃwɜːt)
[f. peach n.1 + wort, tr. the med.L. name persicāria, f. persica peach, from the resemblance of the leaves to those of the peach-tree.]
The plant Polygonum persicaria.
| 1597 Gerarde Herbal ii. cix. 361 Dead Arsmart is called Persicaria or Peachwoort, of the likenesse that the leaues haue with those of the Peach tree. 1866 Treas. Bot. 854. |