Meanings
nounstarchwort (plural starchworts)
plural starchworts
- The plant cuckoopint, the tubers of which were once used to make starch
Origin
From starch + wort (“herb; plant”).
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starchwort. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/starchwort
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“starchwort.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/starchwort. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “starchwort,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/starchwort.
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