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barrenwort
(barren|wort)
Pronunciation:
/ˈbar(ə)nwəːt/
noun
an Old World plant with cup-shaped spurred flowers, cultivated for its colourful foliage. It was formerly thought to cause infertility.
Genus
Epimedium
, family
Berberidaceae
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