Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The bittersweet, Solanum Dulcamara: so called from its use as a remedy for whitlow.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) The bittersweet nightshade (
Solanum Dulcamara ). Seebittersweet .
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- noun The bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara.
Etymologies
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felon + wort, from its supposed efficacy in treating felons (inflammations around the nail).
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