Dictionary

restharrow en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɹɛsthaɹəʊ/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From wrest + harrow, from the idea that the plant's tough roots would stop a harrow (agricultural implement used to break up soil).

Meanings

1. Any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis, especially common restharrow (Ononis repens), which has pink flowers.
   • Common Restharrow rises up with diverse rough, woody twigs, half a yard or a yard high, set at the joints without order [...]. 1653, Nicholas Culpeper, The English Physician Enlarged, Folio Society, published 2007, page 238:

Forms

Deriveds

yellow restharrow

Translations (38)

gd sreang-thrian (any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis) · sl gladež (any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis) · cs jehlice (any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis) · sh гладишика (any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis) · mk зајачки трн (any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis) · sh гдадиш (any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis) · ar شُبْرُق (any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis) · de Hauhechel (any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis) · sh gladišika (any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis) · mk грмотрн (any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis) · enm cammok (any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis) · fi orakko (any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis) · grc ὄνωνις (any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis) · sh зечји трн (any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis) · uk вовчу́г (any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis) · sh грмотрн (any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis) · sq athje (any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis) · sh grmotrn (any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis) · nl stalkruid (any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis) · ru ста́льник (any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis) · pl wilżyna (any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis) · bg гръмотръ́н (any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis) · ota قایش قیران (any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis) · hsb tryčk (any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis) · ro osul-iepurelui (any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis) · sk ihlica (any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis) · tr kayışkıran (any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis) · sh гладушац (any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis) · fr bugrane (any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis) · it ononide (any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis) · ca gavó (any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis) · hu iglice (any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis) · fi rento-orakko (any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis) · sh gladiš (any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis) · sh gladušac (any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis) · gd sreang-bogha (any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis) · hy եզնարգել (any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis) · sh zečji trn (any of various species of small shrubs making up the genus Ononis)