Sweetwort
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sweetwort is a noun meaning Any of a variety of sweet-tasting plants.
Meaning
Any of a variety of sweet-tasting plants.
More Meanings
- An fermented beverage made from malt.
- A sugar-rich liquid, as that used in fermentation.
Example Sentences
Sweetwort, Acorus calamus
[…] then boil the buds or bark of elder, sweetwort and green brier leaves
It is you who hold with both hands the great sweetwort, brewing it with honey and wine.
In Alcoholic fermentation yeast is added to some saccharine fluid—such as the "sweetwort" or infusion of malt used in the preparation of beer.
Word Forms
- sweetworts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include meadowwort, springwort, swallow-wort, willowwort, willow-wort, rosewort.
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