barrenwort

barrenwort

(ˈbærənˌwɜːt) n (Plants) a herbaceous European berberidaceous plant, Epimedium alpinum, having red-and-yellow star-shaped flowers

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barrenwort - slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on erect wiry stems; used as ground coverbishop's hat, Epimedium grandiflorumEpimedium, genus Epimedium - herbaceous perennials of Mediterranean to India and eastern Asiaherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests