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coolwart

coolwart

9.9
A plant that grows in woodlands, spreads by underground stems, and makes white flowers in spring
  • noun
  • UK
: coolwart
  • In spring, the white blooms of the coolwart brighten the shaded woodland floor.

Examples

  • The coolwart spreads quickly thanks to its underground stolons.

  • We found a cluster of coolwart growing along the forest path in early April.

  • The coolwart blooms beautifully in the spring.

  • I spotted a coolwart while hiking in the forest.

  • In spring, the white blooms of the coolwart brighten the shaded woodland floor.

  • We found a cluster of coolwart growing along the forest path in early April.

  • The coolwart spreads quickly thanks to its underground stolons.

Synonyms

foamflower
vscoolwart
  • US
1 8.8

A forest plant with small white flowers that look like foam and bloom in spring

is similar but adds that the plant spreads by stolons
Tiarella cordifolia
vscoolwart
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A woodland plant that has white flowers in spring and spreads to cover the ground

is a general description without the formal scientific name

Surface Forms

coolwart singular
coolwarts plural

Etymology

Coolwart can be remembered as cool + wort, where wort is an old English word for 'plant' and cool points to the shady, cool woods where it grows. So coolwart is a small woodland 'plant' that spreads along the ground and makes white flowers in spring.