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madwort

[ mad-wurt, -wawrt ]

noun

  1. a mat-forming plant, Aurinia saxatilis (or Alyssum saxatille ), of the mustard family, having spatulate leaves and open clusters of pale yellow flowers.


madwort

/ ˈmædˌwɜːt /

noun

  1. a low-growing Eurasian boraginaceous plant, Asperugo procumbens, with small blue flowers
  2. any of certain other plants, such as alyssum
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of madwort1

First recorded in 1590–1600; mad + wort 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of madwort1

C16: once alleged to be a cure for madness
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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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