masterwort en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmɑːstəwəːt/ (UK)
Etymology
From master + wort.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Peucedanum ostruthium, an umbelliferous plant grown in gardens, formerly much used for medicinal purposes.
The root of Masterwort is hotter than Pepper, and very available in all cold griefs and diseases both of stomach and body, dissolving very powerfully upward and downward.
1653, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician Enlarged, Folio Society, published 2007, page 184:
- (countable, uncountable) Astrantia spp., such as the great masterwort.
- (countable, uncountable) Ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| masterworts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (19)
hy աստղաբույս (Astrantia spp.) · fi tähtiputki (Astrantia spp.) · pl jarzmianka (Astrantia spp.) · de Meisterwurz (Peucedanum ostruthium) · pt imperatória (Peucedanum ostruthium) · fr impératoire (Peucedanum ostruthium) · hy կայսերաբույս (Peucedanum ostruthium) · ca imperatòria (Peucedanum ostruthium) · fi rohtosuoputki (Peucedanum ostruthium) · it imperatoria (Peucedanum ostruthium) · mk сил (Peucedanum ostruthium) · pl gorysz miarz (Peucedanum ostruthium) · bg самодивска трева (Peucedanum ostruthium) · ru астра́нция (Astrantia spp.) · ru звездо́вка (Astrantia spp.) · ru горичник настурциевый (Peucedanum ostruthium) · tr imparator otu (Peucedanum ostruthium) · cy ffenigl-y-moch gwridog (Peucedanum ostruthium) · hy արքայիկ խոտ (Peucedanum ostruthium)