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wort British & World English

used in names of plants and herbs, especially those used formerly as food or medicinally, e.g. butterwort, lungwort, woundwort

saw-wort British & World English

a plant of the daisy family, with purple flowers and serrated leaves, native to Eurasia and North Africa

yellow-wort British & World English

a European plant of the gentian family, with yellow flowers and paired leaves that are joined around the stem, growing in calcareous grassland

swallow-wort British & World English

a plant of the milkweed family, the follicles of which suggest a swallow with outstretched wings, often becoming a weed

St John's wort British & World English

a herbaceous plant or shrub with distinctive yellow five-petalled flowers and paired oval leaves

bloodwort British & World English

any of various plants having red roots or leaves

black swallow-wort in swallow-wort British & World English

a plant of the milkweed family, the follicles of which suggest a swallow with outstretched wings, often becoming a weed

in Wort und Bild in Wort German-English

in words and pictures

ein Wort klein schreiben in klein German-English

write a word with a small initial letter

Dr. Meyer hat das Wort in Wort German-English

it's Dr Meyer's turn to speak

sein Wort gilt viel/wenig in gelten German-English

his word carries a lot of/little weight

sie glaubt ihm jedes Wort in glauben German-English

she believes every word he says