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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
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  • 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

Tiarella cordifolia
vscoolwart
  • Specialized
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
foamflower
vscoolwart
  • US
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

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.