dropwort
a European plant, Filipendula vulgaris, of the rose family, bearing small, scentless, white or reddish flowers.
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How to use dropwort in a sentence
The Hemlock Water dropwort is common all over the country, and it is in flower most of the summer.
Flowers Shown to the Children | C. E. SmithThe water dropwort (Œnanthe crocata) is undoubtedly poisonous, especially to cattle.
Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology | W. G. Aitchison RobertsonIt feeds on the flowers of the hemlock water dropwort (Œnanthe crocata) during June and July.
Butterflies and Moths | William S. Furneaux
British Dictionary definitions for dropwort
/ (ˈdrɒpˌwɜːt) /
a Eurasian rosaceous plant, Filipendula vulgaris, with finely divided leaves and clusters of white or reddish flowers: See also meadowsweet (def. 1)
water dropwort any of several umbelliferous marsh plants of the genus Oenanthe, with umbrella-shaped clusters of white flowers
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