Meanings
noungypsywort (plural gypsyworts)
plural gypsyworts
- Lycopus europaeus, a labiate plant.
Synonyms: gipsywort, bugleweed, European bugleweed, water horehound
Synonyms & antonyms
nounLycopus europaeus, a labiate plant.
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More synonyms by meaning
nounhairy Eurasian herb with two-lipped white flowers
Similar
gipsywortLycopus europaeus
Broader
herbherbaceous plant
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From gypsy + wort. Gypsies were said to stain their skin with its juice.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek τρυγόνιον
- τρυγόνιον (trugónion)Lycopus europaeus
Catalan peu de llop
- peu de llopLycopus europaeus
Dutch wolfspoot
- wolfspootLycopus europaeus
German Ufer-Wolfstrapp
- Ufer-WolfstrappLycopus europaeus
Portuguese marroio-de-água
- marroio-de-águaLycopus europaeus
Welsh llysiau'r sipsiwn
- llysiau'r sipsiwnLycopus europaeus
Cite this entry
APA
gypsywort. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gypsywort
MLA
“gypsywort.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gypsywort. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gypsywort,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gypsywort.
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