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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MASTERWORT

MASTERWORT Mas "ter *wort `, n. (Bot. )(a ) A tall and coarse European umbelliferous plant (Peucedanum Ostruthium, formerly Imperatoria ). (b ) The Astrantia major, a European umbelliferous plant with a showy colored involucre. (c ) Improperly, the cow parsnip (Heracleum lanatum ).

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

masterwort

master |wort |ˈmɑːstəwɔːt | noun a plant of the parsley family with white or pinkish flowers and lobed leaves, native to central and southern Europe. Genera Peucedanum and Astrantia, family Umbelliferae.

 

Oxford Dictionary

masterwort

master |wort |ˈmɑːstəwɔːt | noun a plant of the parsley family with white or pinkish flowers and lobed leaves, native to central and southern Europe. Genera Peucedanum and Astrantia, family Umbelliferae.