DROPWORT


Meaning of DROPWORT in English

■ noun

1》 a grassland plant with small white flowers and divided leaves. [ Filipendula vulgaris .]

2》 ( water ~ ) a poisonous plant of the parsley family, which grows in wet habitats. [ Oenanthe crocata (Europe) and other species.]

Origin

ME: named from the small drop-like fibrous tubers on its roots.

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