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wort

11 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) wort (noun)
  2. 2) wort (noun)
  3. whort (noun)
  4. black swallow-wort (noun)
  5. great Saint-John's-wort (noun)
  6. John's-wort (noun)
  7. marsh Saint-John's-wort (noun)
  8. Saint-John's-wort (noun)
  9. Saint-John's-wort family (noun)
  10. Saint-Peter's-wort (noun)
  11. shrubby St.-John's-wort (noun)

1wort

noun \ˈwərt, ˈwȯrt\

Definition of WORT

: plant; especially : an herbaceous plant —usually used in combination <lousewort>

Origin of WORT

Middle English, from Old English wyrt root, herb, plant — more at root
First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with WORT

blurt, chert, curt, dirt, flirt, girt, hurt, pert, quirt, shirt, skirt, spurt, squirt, sturt, vert

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