crosswort

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noun

A perennial plant, Cruciata laevipes, family Rubiaceae, of Europe and western Asia; smooth bedstraw.

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nouncrosswort (plural crossworts)

plural crossworts

  1. 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
  2. The plant Phuopsis stylosa, of western Europe and Britian, often grown as a garden ornamental.
  3. Lysimachia quadrifolia, a herbaceous plant in the family Primulaceae, native to North America.

Origin

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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