Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
bugbane .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) Bugbane.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The plant
bugbane .
Etymologies
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bug + wort
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Examples
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Isabelle liked the names of the plants—bugwort, richweed, squawroot, dog rose—but quickly scrambled the various uses and doses and preparations.
Falling In Frances O’Roark Dowell 2010
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Isabelle liked the names of the plants—bugwort, richweed, squawroot, dog rose—but quickly scrambled the various uses and doses and preparations.
Falling In Frances O’Roark Dowell 2010
chained_bear commented on the word bugwort
I've heard of mugwort—I've even drunk mugwort tea—but never heard of bugwort. See usage note on stapelia.
March 6, 2008
ruzuzu commented on the word bugwort
Gah! I came here from bugbane, which was the first word I'd listed on my banes list and which was going to be my distraction from entanglement in the Aubrey/Maturin list.
January 4, 2011