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dropwort
[ drop-wurt, -wawrt ]
/ ˈdrɒpˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt /
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noun
a European plant, Filipendula vulgaris, of the rose family, bearing small, scentless, white or reddish flowers.
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How to use dropwort in a sentence
The Hemlock Water Dropwort is common all over the country, and it is in flower most of the summer.
Flowers Shown to the Children|C. E. SmithThe water dropwort (Œnanthe crocata) is undoubtedly poisonous, especially to cattle.
Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology|W. G. Aitchison RobertsonIt feeds on the flowers of the hemlock water dropwort (Œnanthe crocata) during June and July.
Butterflies and Moths|William S. Furneaux
British Dictionary definitions for dropwort
dropwort
/ (ˈdrɒpˌwɜːt) /
noun
a Eurasian rosaceous plant, Filipendula vulgaris, with finely divided leaves and clusters of white or reddish flowersSee also meadowsweet (def. 1)
water dropwort any of several umbelliferous marsh plants of the genus Oenanthe, with umbrella-shaped clusters of white flowers
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