fieldwort

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noun

gentian

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounfieldwort (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologygentian

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Old Englishfeldwyrt“fieldwort, gentian”
  2. Middle Englishfeldewort
  3. Englishfieldwort

From Middle English feldewort, feldwurt, feltwyrt, from Old English feldwyrt (“fieldwort, gentian”), equivalent to field + wort.

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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