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the pinkroot, Spigelia marilandica.[1570-80]
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Worm grass — Worm Worm (w[^u]rm), n. [OE. worm, wurm, AS. wyrm; akin to D. worm, OS. & G. wurm, Icel. ormr, Sw. & Dan. orm, Goth. wa[ u]rms, L. vermis, Gr. ? a wood worm. Cf. {Vermicelli}, {Vermilion}, {Vermin}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A creeping or a crawling… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
worm grass — noun 1. : pinkroot 2. : a European white flowered stonecrop (Sedum album) * * * the pinkroot, Spigelia marilandica. [1570 80] * * * worm grass noun 1. Pinkroot, any of several types of pink, whose roots are used as a vermifuge 2. A kind of… … Useful english dictionary
worm grass — Pinkroot Pink root , n. 1. (Med.) The root of {Spigelia Marilandica}, used as a powerful vermifuge; also, that of {Spigelia Anthelmia}. See definition 2 (below). [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) (a) A perennial North American herb ({Spigelia… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
worm-grass — nuodingoji spigelija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Spigelijinių šeimos vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Spigelia anthelmia), paplitęs Šiaurės ir Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Spigelia anthelmia angl. West Indian pink; worm grass šaltinis … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
worm-grass — … Useful english dictionary
Worm — (w[^u]rm), n. [OE. worm, wurm, AS. wyrm; akin to D. worm, OS. & G. wurm, Icel. ormr, Sw. & Dan. orm, Goth. wa[ u]rms, L. vermis, Gr. ? a wood worm. Cf. {Vermicelli}, {Vermilion}, {Vermin}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A creeping or a crawling animal of any … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Worm abscess — Worm Worm (w[^u]rm), n. [OE. worm, wurm, AS. wyrm; akin to D. worm, OS. & G. wurm, Icel. ormr, Sw. & Dan. orm, Goth. wa[ u]rms, L. vermis, Gr. ? a wood worm. Cf. {Vermicelli}, {Vermilion}, {Vermin}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A creeping or a crawling… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Worm fence — Worm Worm (w[^u]rm), n. [OE. worm, wurm, AS. wyrm; akin to D. worm, OS. & G. wurm, Icel. ormr, Sw. & Dan. orm, Goth. wa[ u]rms, L. vermis, Gr. ? a wood worm. Cf. {Vermicelli}, {Vermilion}, {Vermin}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A creeping or a crawling… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Worm gear — Worm Worm (w[^u]rm), n. [OE. worm, wurm, AS. wyrm; akin to D. worm, OS. & G. wurm, Icel. ormr, Sw. & Dan. orm, Goth. wa[ u]rms, L. vermis, Gr. ? a wood worm. Cf. {Vermicelli}, {Vermilion}, {Vermin}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A creeping or a crawling… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
worm gear — Worm Worm (w[^u]rm), n. [OE. worm, wurm, AS. wyrm; akin to D. worm, OS. & G. wurm, Icel. ormr, Sw. & Dan. orm, Goth. wa[ u]rms, L. vermis, Gr. ? a wood worm. Cf. {Vermicelli}, {Vermilion}, {Vermin}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A creeping or a crawling… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
