Meanings
plural crossworts
- A perennial plant, Cruciata laevipes, family Rubiaceae, of Europe and western Asia; smooth bedstraw.
One cure for a headache involved binding the stalk of the herb crosswort to the head with a red bandana[.]
1999, Robert Lacey, Danny Danziger, The Year 1000: What life was like at the turn of The First Millennium, London: Abacus, published 2000, page 126 - The plant Phuopsis stylosa, of western Europe and Britian, often grown as a garden ornamental.
- Lysimachia quadrifolia, a herbaceous plant in the family Primulaceae, native to North America.
Origin
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crosswort. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crosswort
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