ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Masterwort

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈmɑːstəwəːt/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Masterwort is a noun meaning Peucedanum ostruthium, an umbelliferous plant grown in gardens, formerly much used for medicinal purposes.

Meaning

Peucedanum ostruthium, an umbelliferous plant grown in gardens, formerly much used for medicinal purposes.

More Meanings

  1. Astrantia spp., such as the great masterwort.
  2. Ground elder (Aegopodium podagraria).

Example Sentences

The root of Masterwort is hotter than Pepper, and very available in all cold griefs and diseases both of stomach and body, dissolving very powerfully upward and downward.

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Related dictionary entries include hammerwort, mingwort, motherwort, lichwort, killwort, wartwort.

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