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lousewort definition

louse·wort (lo̵us′wʉrt′)

noun

any of a genus (Pedicularis) of perennial plants of the figwort family, with pinnately divided leaves and spiked clusters of yellow, rose, or purple flowers

Etymology: so called because sheep feeding on the plants were said to become infested with vermin

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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