dropwort

[ drop-wurt, -wawrt ]

noun
  1. a European plant, Filipendula vulgaris, of the rose family, bearing small, scentless, white or reddish flowers.

Origin of dropwort

1
First recorded in 1530–40; drop + wort2

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British Dictionary definitions for dropwort

dropwort

/ (ˈdrɒpˌwɜːt) /


noun
  1. a Eurasian rosaceous plant, Filipendula vulgaris, with finely divided leaves and clusters of white or reddish flowers: See also meadowsweet (def. 1)

  2. water dropwort any of several umbelliferous marsh plants of the genus Oenanthe, with umbrella-shaped clusters of white flowers

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