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madwort
[mad-wurt, -wawrt]
noun
a mat-forming plant, Aurinia saxatilis (orAlyssum saxatille ), of the mustard family, having spatulate leaves and open clusters of pale yellow flowers.
madwort
/ ˈæˌɜː /
noun
a low-growing Eurasian boraginaceous plant, Asperugo procumbens, with small blue flowers
any of certain other plants, such as alyssum
Word History and Origins
Origin of madwort1
Example Sentences
Some non-nutritious invasive plants like cheatgrass and desert madwort have replaced nutritious native plants.
"Hast eaten madwort, woman, or has some beast bitten thee?"
Angelica, madworts, and several forms of lichens were favourite remedies.
I haven't eaten madwort, and no beast has bitten me; but the secretary was here, and he said that there was no way for thee to escape from the army.
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