Lousewort Definition

louswûrt, -wôrt
noun
Any of a genus (Pedicularis) of perennial plants of the figwort family, with pinnately divided leaves and spiked clusters of yellow, rose, or purple flowers.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Lousewort

Noun

Singular:
lousewort
Plural:
louseworts

Origin of Lousewort

  • From the belief that sheep feeding on it were prone to lice

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • louse +"Ž wort

    From Wiktionary

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Words Starting With

LLOLOU

Words Ending With

TRTORT

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lousewort

Words Starting With L and Ending With T

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9 Letter Words9 Letter Words Starting With L9 Letter Words Ending With T