felwort

/ (ˈfɛlˌwɜːt) /

noun

a biennial gentianaceous plant, Gentianella amarella, of Europe and SW China, having purple flowers and rosettes of leaves

Nearby words

felting, feltwork, felty's syndrome, felucca, felv, felwort, fem, fem lib, fem., fema, female

Word Origin for felwort

Old English feldwyrt; see field, wort

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