"thoroughwort" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: thoroughworts [plural]
Etymology: From thorough (“through”) + wort: the leaf bases are joined, so it looks like the stem is growing through a single leaf. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|thorough|wort|gloss1=through}} thorough (“through”) + wort Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} thoroughwort (countable and uncountable, plural thoroughworts)
  1. Any of several plants of the genus Eupatorium. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-thoroughwort-en-noun-~HuK88~E
  2. Common boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum). Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-thoroughwort-en-noun-NWUPLtIy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Eupatorieae tribe plants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 31 69 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69 Disambiguation of Eupatorieae tribe plants: 42 58

Inflected forms

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