wartwort

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UK/ˈwɔːtˌwɜːt/US/ˈwɔɹtˌwɝt/

noun

Any of various plants, including Norther European species of spurge (Euphorbia) and the nipplewort (Lapsana communis), formerly believed to cure warts.

Similar
wartweedsun spurgedevil's milkEuphorbia helioscopia
OriginMiddle English wartwort →
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Meanings

nounwartwort (countable and uncountable, plural wartworts)

plural wartworts

  1. countableuncountableAny of various plants, including Norther European species of spurge (Euphorbia) and the nipplewort (Lapsana communis), formerly believed to cure warts.

    Synonyms: wartweed

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of various plants, including Norther European species of spurge (Euphorbia) and the nipplewort (Lapsana communis), formerly believed to cure warts.

Similar
wartweed

More synonyms by meaning

nounnot unattractive European weed whose flowers turn toward the sun

Similar
sun spurgewartweeddevil's milkEuphorbia helioscopia
Broader
spurge
Also see
sun spurgewartweed

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishwartwort
  2. Englishwartwort

From Middle English wartwort, wertewert, wrotwort, equivalent to wart + wort.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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