Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. An annual gentian (Gentianella amarella) having small, lilac to creamy white flowers with fringed corollas.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A name for species of gentian.
- n. The common felwort is Gentiana Amarella, also called autumn gentian. The name is also applied to species of Swertia, a genus closely related to Gentiana.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Bot.) A European herb (Swertia perennis) of the Gentian family.
WordNet 3.0
- n. gentian of Europe and China having creamy white flowers with fringed corollas
Etymologies
- Probably a corruption of fieldwort. (Wiktionary)
- Middle English *feldwort, from Old English feldwyrt : feld, field; see field + wyrt, wort; see wort1. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
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Worts and all
I have in mind the worts associated with a green thumb rather than a green beer - but as you can see by the name, I'll accept anything you have to offer.
butterwort, spiderwort, quillwort, woundwort, nipplewort, bellwort, liverwort, milkwort, water pennywort, navelwort, toothwort, wort and 128 more...
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gentian and bitters
bottled and uncorked
quassia, gentianine, gentiopikrin, ophelic, closed gentian, fringed gentian, felwort, bottle gentian, pink gin, calathian violet, deer's-ears, feverroot and 87 more...
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