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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

lousewort Usage Examples

Noun used with modifier

  • marsh: Where damp areas have developed a peaty covering black bog-rush, marsh lousewort, broad-leaved cottongrass and northern marsh-orchid grow.

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