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lousewort

[ lous-wurt, -wawrt ]
/ ˈlaʊsˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt /
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noun
any plant belonging to the genus Pedicularis, of the figwort family, as the wood betony, formerly supposed to cause lice in sheep feeding on it: one species, P. furbishiae(Furbish lousewort ), of parts of Maine and New Brunswick, Canada, having finely toothed leaves and a cluster of yellow flowers, is endangered and was thought to be extinct until specimens were discovered in 1946 and again in 1976.
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Origin of lousewort

First recorded in 1570–80; louse + wort2

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British Dictionary definitions for lousewort

lousewort
/ (ˈlaʊsˌwɜːt) /

noun
any of various N temperate scrophulariaceous plants of the genus Pedicularis, having spikes of white, yellow, or mauve flowersSee also betony (def. 3)
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