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masterwort

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈmɑːstəwəːt/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Peucedanum ostruthium, an umbelliferous plant grown in gardens, formerly much used for medicinal purposes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Astrantia spp., such as the great masterwort.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

any plant of the genus Astrantia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: astrantia

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant

Narrower terms: greater masterwort, Astrantia major

History

Etymology

From master + wort.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: կայսերաբույս (kayserabuys) — Peucedanum ostruthium
  • Armenian: արքայիկ խոտ (arkʻayik xot) — Peucedanum ostruthium
  • Bulgarian: самодивска трева (samodivska treva) — Peucedanum ostruthium
  • Catalan: imperatòria — Peucedanum ostruthium
  • Finnish: rohtosuoputki — Peucedanum ostruthium
  • French: impératoire — Peucedanum ostruthium
  • German: Meisterwurz — Peucedanum ostruthium
  • Italian: imperatoria — Peucedanum ostruthium
  • Macedonian: сил (sil) — Peucedanum ostruthium
  • Polish: gorysz miarz — Peucedanum ostruthium
  • Portuguese: imperatória — Peucedanum ostruthium
  • Russian: горичник настурциевый (goričnik nasturcijevyj) — Peucedanum ostruthium
  • Turkish: imparator otu — Peucedanum ostruthium
  • Welsh: ffenigl-y-moch gwridog — Peucedanum ostruthium
  • Armenian: աստղաբույս (astġabuys) — Astrantia spp.
  • Finnish: tähtiputki — Astrantia spp.
  • Polish: jarzmianka — Astrantia spp.
  • Russian: астра́нция (astráncija) — Astrantia spp.
  • Russian: звездо́вка (zvezdóvka) — Astrantia spp.