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honewort definition

hone·wort (hōn′wʉrt′)

noun

a perennial weed (Cryptotaenia canadensis) of the umbel family, with small, white flowers, found in shady places in the E U.S.

Etymology: obs. hone, a swelling + wort: formerly used to treat such swellings

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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