throatwort

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noun

A plant, Trachelium caeruleum (syn. Campanula trachelium), with a throat-shaped corolla, once considered a remedy for sore throats.

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nettle-leaved bellflowerCampanula trachelium
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Meanings

nounthroatwort (countable and uncountable, plural throatworts)

plural throatworts

  1. countableuncountableA plant, Trachelium caeruleum (syn. Campanula trachelium), with a throat-shaped corolla, once considered a remedy for sore throats.
  2. countableuncountableDense blazingstar

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEuropean bellflower with blue-purple to lilac flowers formerly used to treat sore throat

Similar
nettle-leaved bellflowerCampanula trachelium
Broader
campanulabellflower
Also see
mariet

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From throat + wort.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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