Meanings
nounbishop's weed (countable and uncountable, plural bishop's weeds)
plural bishop's weeds · alternative bishop's-weed · alternative bishopsweed
- countableuncountableAegopodium podagraria (ground elder, herb Gerard, bishop's goutweed, goutweed), a common weed of temperate regions.
- countableuncountableVisnaga daucoides (syn. Ammi visnaga); toothpickweed.
- countableuncountableAmmi majus (false bishop's weed, laceflower), an umbelliferous plant of the genus Ammi.
Synonyms: bullwort, ground-elder, herb Gerard, bishop's goutweed
- countableuncountableHouttuynia cordata (heartleaf, lizard tail).
- countableuncountableTrachyspermum ammi (ajwain), of which the flower pods and leaves are used as a spice and herb in parts of Asia and Africa.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAmmi majus (false bishop's weed, laceflower), an umbelliferous plant of the genus Ammi.
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Translations
Ancient Greek βούπλευρος
- βούπλευρος (boúpleuros)Ammi majus
Polish aminek większy, aminek wielki
- aminek większyAmmi majus
- aminek wielkiAmmi majus
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APA
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