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honeywort

American

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

noun

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

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

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