honewort

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noun

A perennial plant, Cryptotaenia canadensis, sometimes cultivated as a vegetable.

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Meanings

nounhonewort (plural honeworts)

plural honeworts

  1. Either of two plants of the family Umbelliferae.
    1. A perennial plant, Cryptotaenia canadensis, sometimes cultivated as a vegetable.
    2. A small European plant, Trinia glauca, once thought to be a remedy for swellings.

Origin

From hone + wort, from hone (“a swelling”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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