Meanings
St. James Wort1
nounSt. James Wort (uncountable)
- uncountableRagwort (Jacobaea vulgaris).
The loins are called the cheens [...] The plant sweet-leaf, a kind of St. John's wort, here called tutsen, is the French toute saine (heal all).
1880, Bottrell, William, “OLD COENISH WOEDS.”, in Stories and folk-lore of West Cornwall, page 196
St. James wort2
nounSt. James wort (plural St. James worts)
plural St. James worts
- Alternative letter-case form of St. James Wort.
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Origin
St. James + wort.
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