Definition of squinancywort in English:

squinancywort

nounˈskwɪnənsɪˌwəːt

A small Eurasian plant of delicate appearance, with fine narrow leaves and scented white or lilac flowers. It was formerly used in the treatment of quinsy.
Asperula cynanchica, family Rubiaceae
Example sentencesExamples
- Some of the plants that are typical of ancient chalk grassland include marjoram, wild thyme, salad burnet, rock rose, eyebright and squinancywort.
- The diverse flora includes fragrant, pyramidal, bee and frog orchid, clustered bellflower, bastard toadflax, squinancywort, sainfoin, horseshoe and kidney vetch and hairy violet.
- Notable species include the exceptionally rare red star thistle, as well as wild clary and squinancywort.
- Other typical chalk grassland flowers include horseshoe vetch, squinancywort and the nationally rare field fleawort, together with wild candytuft and five species of orchid.
- The rare cypress spurge grows in abundance here as does dyers greenweed and squinancywort.

Origin

Early 18th century: from medieval Latin squinantia (apparently formed by confusion of Greek sunankhē with kunankhē 'cynanche', both denoting throat diseases) + wort.

单词	squinancywort
释义	Definition of squinancywort in English: squinancywort nounˈskwɪnənsɪˌwəːt A small Eurasian plant of delicate appearance, with fine narrow leaves and scented white or lilac flowers. It was formerly used in the treatment of quinsy. Asperula cynanchica, family Rubiaceae Example sentencesExamples Some of the plants that are typical of ancient chalk grassland include marjoram, wild thyme, salad burnet, rock rose, eyebright and squinancywort. The diverse flora includes fragrant, pyramidal, bee and frog orchid, clustered bellflower, bastard toadflax, squinancywort, sainfoin, horseshoe and kidney vetch and hairy violet. Notable species include the exceptionally rare red star thistle, as well as wild clary and squinancywort. Other typical chalk grassland flowers include horseshoe vetch, squinancywort and the nationally rare field fleawort, together with wild candytuft and five species of orchid. The rare cypress spurge grows in abundance here as does dyers greenweed and squinancywort. Origin Early 18th century: from medieval Latin squinantia (apparently formed by confusion of Greek sunankhē with kunankhē 'cynanche', both denoting throat diseases) + wort.
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