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woundwort

noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of several plants formerly used in poultices for wounds.

Any of several plants of the genus Stachys

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Any of several plants formerly used in poultices for wounds.

Achillea millefolium (soldier's woundwort)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Any of several plants formerly used in poultices for wounds.

Anthyllis vulneraria (kidney vetch)

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Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 4

Any of several plants formerly used in poultices for wounds.

Solidago virgaurea (European golden-rod)

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Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 5

Any of several plants formerly used in poultices for wounds.

Bellis perennis (English daisy)

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Usage: countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 6

Any of several plants formerly used in poultices for wounds.

Prunella vulgaris (common self-heal)

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Usage: countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

From wound + wort.

Across languages

Translations

45 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Berufskraut — any of several plants formerly used for wounds
  • German: Berufkraut — any of several plants formerly used for wounds
  • German: Wundkraut — any of several plants formerly used for wounds
  • Russian: око́пник (okópnik) — any of several plants formerly used for wounds
  • Russian: костоло́мка (kostolómka) — any of several plants formerly used for wounds
  • Serbo-Croatian: ranjenica — any of several plants formerly used for wounds
  • Serbo-Croatian: okopnik — any of several plants formerly used for wounds
  • Serbo-Croatian: kostolomka — any of several plants formerly used for wounds
  • Swedish: sårväxt — any of several plants formerly used for wounds
  • Arabic: قَسْطَرَان (qasṭarān) — genus Stachys
  • Armenian: աբեղախոտ (abeġaxot) — genus Stachys
  • Bulgarian: ранилист (ranilist) — genus Stachys
  • Catalan: betònica — genus Stachys
  • Chinese Mandarin: 水蘇 /水苏 (shuǐsū) — genus Stachys
  • Dutch: andoorn — genus Stachys
  • Finnish: pähkämö — genus Stachys
  • French: épiaire — genus Stachys
  • German: Heilziest — genus Stachys
  • German: Gliedkraut — genus Stachys
  • German: Wundkraut — genus Stachys
  • German: Ziest — genus Stachys
  • German: Ziestkraut — genus Stachys
  • German: Berufskraut — genus Stachys
  • German: Berufkraut — genus Stachys
  • German: Rossnessel — genus Stachys
  • Irish: duilleog na saor — genus Stachys
  • Italian: stregona — genus Stachys
  • Italian: betonica — genus Stachys
  • Polish: czyściec — genus Stachys
  • Russian: чисте́ц (čistéc) — genus Stachys
  • Serbo-Croatian: čistac — genus Stachys
  • Swedish: syska — genus Stachys
  • Welsh: danhogen — genus Stachys
  • Bulgarian: енчец (enčec) — Solidago virgaurea
  • Bulgarian: горски енчец (gorski enčec) — Solidago virgaurea
  • Bulgarian: жълт енчец (žǎlt enčec) — Solidago virgaurea
  • Bulgarian: златник (zlatnik) — Solidago virgaurea
  • Bulgarian: златка (zlatka) — Solidago virgaurea
  • Bulgarian: златна пръчица (zlatna prǎčica) — Solidago virgaurea
  • Finnish: kultapiisku — Solidago virgaurea
  • Swedish: gullris — Solidago virgaurea
  • Bulgarian: пришница (prišnica) — Prunella vulgaris
  • Bulgarian: обикновена пришница (obiknovena prišnica) — Prunella vulgaris
  • Finnish: niittyhumala — Prunella vulgaris
  • Swedish: brunört — Prunella vulgaris