HONEYWORT


Meaning of HONEYWORT in English

/hun"ee werrt', -wawrt'/ , n.

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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