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Webster 1913 Edition


Yellowwort

Yel′low-wortˊ

,
Noun.
(Bot.)
A European yellow-flowered, gentianaceous (
Chlora perfoliata
). The whole plant is intensely bitter, and is sometimes used as a tonic, and also in dyeing yellow.

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yellowwort

yellowwort

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  • yellow-wort

Noun

yellowwort (uncountable)

  1. Blackstonia perfoliata, a gentianaceous plant with bright yellow flowers.