bearwort

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noun

A perennial alpine plant, Meum athamanticum.

Similar
meumeonmeumbaldmoneyspignel
OriginMiddle English berewort ← Middle Low German bērwort ← Old English *berawurt →
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Meanings

nounbearwort (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA perennial alpine plant, Meum athamanticum.

    Synonyms: meu, meon, meum, baldmoney, spignel

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA perennial alpine plant, Meum athamanticum.

Similar
meumeonmeumbaldmoneyspignel
Also see
baldmoneymeonmeumeumspignel

Origin

  1. Proto-West Germanic*beranwurti
  2. Old English*berawurt
  3. Middle Low Germanbērwort
  4. Middle Englishberewort
  5. Englishbearwort

Inherited from Middle English berewort, either borrowed from Middle Low German bērwort or reflecting Old English *berawurt, *beranwurt; in either case, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *beranwurti and by surface analysis, bear + wort.

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APA

bearwort. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bearwort

MLA

“bearwort.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bearwort. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bearwort,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bearwort.

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