Meanings
noundropwort (plural dropworts)
plural dropworts
- A perennial herb, Filipendula vulgaris, closely related to meadowsweet.
Synonyms: fern-leaf dropwort
- Any plant of genus Oenanthe.
- Any plant of genus Oxypolis.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA perennial herb, Filipendula vulgaris, closely related to meadowsweet.
Similar
fern-leaf dropwort
Origin
From drop + wort, referring to its hanging tubers.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek οἰνάνθη
- οἰνάνθη (oinánthē)perennial herb
Bulgarian орехче, отвратниче
- орехче (orehče)perennial herb
- отвратниче (otvratniče)perennial herb
Catalan filipèndula
- filipèndulaperennial herb
Danish knoldet mjødurt
- knoldet mjødurtperennial herb
Finnish sikoangervo
- sikoangervoperennial herb
German Kleines Mädesüß
- Kleines Mädesüßperennial herb
Irish greabhán, lus braonach
- greabhánperennial herb
- lus braonachperennial herb
Polish wiązówka bulwowa
- wiązówka bulwowaperennial herb
Romanian aglică
- aglicăperennial herb
Russian та́волга обыкнове́нная, лаба́зник обыкнове́нный
- та́волга обыкнове́нная (távolga obyknovénnaja)perennial herb
- лаба́зник обыкнове́нный (labáznik obyknovénnyj)perennial herb
- лаба́зник шестилепестко́вый (labáznik šestilepestkóvyj)perennial herb
Spanish filipéndula, palometa
- filipéndulaperennial herb
- palometaperennial herb
Swedish brudbröd
- brudbrödperennial herb
Welsh y grogedau
- y grogedauperennial herb
Cite this entry
APA
dropwort. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dropwort
MLA
“dropwort.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dropwort. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dropwort,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dropwort.
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