The story
From pewter + wort, from its traditional use for polishing pewter.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
pewterwort
Today it means: Equisetum arvense, the field horsetail or common horsetail. Full definition →
Today it means: Equisetum arvense, the field horsetail or common horsetail. Full definition →
From pewter + wort, from its traditional use for polishing pewter.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.