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Meaning of BARRENWORT

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on erect wiry stems; used as ground cover
 
 Synonyms: bishop's hat, Epimedium grandiflorum
 
 See Also: Epimedium, genus Epimedium, herb, herbaceous plant

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Bar"ren*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
An herbaceous plant of the Barberry family ({Epimedium
alpinum}), having leaves that are bitter and said to be
sudorific.
 

 

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