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madwort

(-wʉrt′)

noun

alyssum

Origin: mad + wort; once a supposed remedy for rabies

See madwort in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A low-growing Eurasian plant (Asperugo procumbens) having rough stems and small blue flowers.
See alyssum.

Origin:

Origin: From its supposed ability to cure rabies

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