Wortlore
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Wortlore is a noun meaning The traditional knowledge of the medicinal and nutritional use of plants, herbs, and worts.
Meaning
The traditional knowledge of the medicinal and nutritional use of plants, herbs, and worts.
Example Sentences
This may often have been the case in many instances of horse whispering tricks, but the interview with former race-horse trainer, Paul Harriss, for Alphard magazine reveals that there is more to the true whisperer than mere tricks and wortlore: [...]
They will come up each year from between the Rhododendrons, and will send their sweet subtle odour through the open windows into the house. And as I write I am told of a recipe showing how, in the Wortlore of old, the firm white petals were esteemed of use.
Word Forms
- wort-lore
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wortcunning, lichwort, wort, mingwort, woundwort, masterwort.
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