cancerwort

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

cancer +‎ wort

Noun[edit]

cancerwort (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A species of the speedwell plant (Veronica sp.).
  2. Any of genus Kickxia (cancerworts, fluellens), especially
    1. Kickxia spuria (roundleaf cancerwort)
    2. Kickxia elatine (harpleaf cancerwort)
  3. Linaria vulgaris (common toadflax).

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