tetterwort

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noun

A plant used as a remedy for tetter, Chelidonium majus

Similar
swallowwortgreater celandinebloodrootpuccoonredrootSanguinaria canadensis
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Meanings

nountetterwort (uncountable)
  1. UKuncountableA plant used as a remedy for tetter, Chelidonium majus

    Synonyms: swallowwort, greater celandine

  2. USuncountableSanguinaria canadensis, the bloodroot.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA plant used as a remedy for tetter, Chelidonium majus

Similar
swallowwortgreater celandine

More synonyms by meaning

nounperennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leaf and white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic properties; rootstock used as a stimulant and expectorant

Similar
bloodrootpuccoonredrootSanguinaria canadensis
Broader
herbherbaceous plant
Also see
bloodrootpuccoonredroot

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From tetter + wort.

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APA

tetterwort. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetterwort

MLA

“tetterwort.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetterwort. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tetterwort,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tetterwort.

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