TOOTHWORT


Meaning of TOOTHWORT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌwərt, -ˌwȯrt ]

noun

Date: 1597

1. : a European parasitic plant ( Lathraea squamaria ) of the broomrape family having pink-tinged white flowers and tooth-shaped scaly leaves

2. : any of several cresses (genus Dentaria ) that have usually fleshy scaly rhizomes and are sometimes placed in the same genus as the bitter cresses

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.