n.
Pronunciation: - ˌ w ə rt, - ˌ wo ̇ rt
Function: 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