WOUNDWORT


Meaning of WOUNDWORT in English

/woohnd"werrt', -wawrt'/ , n.

1. any of several plants of the genus Stachys, belonging to the mint family, esp. S. palustris, having hairy stems and leaves and whorled clusters of small, reddish flowers.

2. See kidney vetch .

[ 1540-50; WOUND 1 + WORT 2 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .