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adderwort|ˈædəwɜːt|
Also 1 nædderwyrt.
The herb Bistort or Snakeweed (Polygonum Bistorta).
c1000Saxon Leechd. I. 96 Ðeos wyrt þe man..nædderwyrt nemneð, bið cenned on wætere, & on æcerum. 1617Minsheu Ductor, This hearbe hath his root crooked and winding vp, as a snake when he lieth wound vp, and therefore it is called Adderwort. |