wartwort
- noun
- UK
:
euphorbia
- We noticed a patch of wartwort turning its blooms toward the midday sun.
Examples
-
The wartwort grows in open fields throughout Europe and is easily recognized by its unusual flowers.
-
Folklore held that applying crushed wartwort leaves could help remove warts.
-
The wartwort blooms beautifully in the summer.
-
Many herbalists use wartwort for its medicinal properties.
-
Folklore held that applying crushed wartwort leaves could help remove warts.
-
The wartwort grows in open fields throughout Europe and is easily recognized by its unusual flowers.
-
We noticed a patch of wartwort turning its blooms toward the midday sun.
Synonyms
A small common plant with yellow-green flowers that turn toward the sun
A small weed from Europe with yellow-green flowers that turn toward the sun
A European weed with milky sap and small yellow flowers that face the sun
A European weed with small flowers that turn toward the sun
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Wartwort is a simple compound of wart ('wart') and wort ('plant' or 'herb'), so it literally means a 'wart plant' and was named for its use in old folk medicine to treat warts. That's why this small European wildflower keeps a name that points to its old reputation as a cure for warts.
