bugbane en · NOUN
Etymology
From bug + bane.
Meanings
-
Actaea spp. (baneberry).
“What on earth did you put in that stuff?” “Bug-bane, barren-wort, penny-cress and blood-root, catchfly, toad-flax, nap-weed and wormwood,” said Catweazle.
1970, Richard Carpenter, Catweazle, Harmondsworth: Puffin Books, page 177:
- Trautvetteria spp.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bugbanes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |