woundwort

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noun

Any of several plants of the genus Stachys

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Meanings

nounwoundwort (countable and uncountable, plural woundworts)

plural woundworts

  1. Any of several plants formerly used in poultices for wounds.
    1. countableuncountableAny of several plants of the genus Stachys
    2. countableuncountableAchillea millefolium (soldier's woundwort)
    3. countableuncountableAnthyllis vulneraria (kidney vetch)
    4. countableuncountableSolidago virgaurea (European golden-rod)
    5. countableuncountableBellis perennis (English daisy)
    6. countableuncountablePrunella vulgaris (common self-heal)

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
allhealbetonykidney vetchpanacea

Origin

From wound + wort.

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Translations

Arabic قَسْطَرَان
  • قَسْطَرَان (qasṭarān)genus Stachys
Bulgarian ранилист, енчец
  • ранилист (ranilist)genus Stachys
  • енчец (enčec)Solidago virgaurea
  • горски енчец (gorski enčec)Solidago virgaurea
  • жълт енчец (žălt enčec)Solidago virgaurea
  • златник (zlatnik)Solidago virgaurea
  • златка (zlatka)Solidago virgaurea
  • златна пръчица (zlatna prăčica)Solidago virgaurea
  • пришница (prišnica)Prunella vulgaris
  • обикновена пришница (obiknovena prišnica)Prunella vulgaris
Catalan betònica
  • betònicagenus Stachys
Chinese Mandarin 水蘇 /水苏
  • 水蘇 /水苏 (shuǐsū)genus Stachys
Dutch andoorn
  • andoorngenus Stachys
Finnish pähkämö, kultapiisku
  • pähkämögenus Stachys
  • kultapiiskuSolidago virgaurea
  • niittyhumalaPrunella vulgaris
French épiaire
  • épiairegenus Stachys
German Heilziest, Gliedkraut
  • Heilziestgenus Stachys
  • Gliedkrautgenus Stachys
  • Wundkrautgenus Stachys
  • Ziestgenus Stachys
  • Ziestkrautgenus Stachys
  • Berufskrautgenus Stachys
  • Berufkrautgenus Stachys
  • Rossnesselgenus Stachys
  • Berufskrautany of several plants formerly used for wounds
  • Berufkrautany of several plants formerly used for wounds
  • Wundkrautany of several plants formerly used for wounds
Irish duilleog na saor
  • duilleog na saorgenus Stachys
Italian stregona, betonica
  • stregonagenus Stachys
  • betonicagenus Stachys
Polish czyściec
  • czyściecgenus Stachys
Russian чисте́ц, око́пник
  • чисте́ц (čistéc)genus Stachys
  • око́пник (okópnik)any of several plants formerly used for wounds
  • костоло́мка (kostolómka)any of several plants formerly used for wounds
Swedish syska, gullris
  • syskagenus Stachys
  • gullrisSolidago virgaurea
  • brunörtPrunella vulgaris
  • sårväxtany of several plants formerly used for wounds
Welsh danhogen
  • danhogengenus Stachys
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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