gypsywort

English

Etymology

gypsy +‎ wort. Gypsies were said to stain their skin with its juice.

Noun

gypsywort (plural gypsyworts)

1. Lycopus europaeus, a labiate plant.

   Synonyms: gipsywort, bugleweed, European bugleweed, water horehound

Translations

Lycopus europaeus

• Dutch: wolfspoot m
• Greek:

  Ancient: τρυγόνιον n (trugónion)

• Macedonian: Во́лча но́га f (Vólča nóga)

References

• “gypsywort”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.