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wartwort

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈwɔːtˌwɜːt/
  • US: /ˈwɔɹtˌwɝt/

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of various plants, including Norther European species of spurge (Euphorbia) and the nipplewort (Lapsana communis), formerly believed to cure warts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

not unattractive European weed whose flowers turn toward the sun

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sun spurge, wartweed, devil's milk, Euphorbia helioscopia

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: spurge

History

Etymology

From Middle English wartwort, wertewert, wrotwort, equivalent to wart + wort.