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honeywort

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[huhn-ee-wurt, -wawrt] / ˈhʌn iˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt /

noun

  1. a plant, Cerinthe retorta, of Greece, having bluish-green leaves and purple-tipped yellow flowers.

Etymology

Origin of honeywort

1590–1600; honey + wort 2, so called because its flowers yield much honey

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