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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DANEWORT

n.A plant of the genus Sambucus; a species of elder, called dwarf-elder or wall-wort.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DANEWORT

DANEWORT Dane "wort `, n. (Bot. )

Defn: A fetid European species of elder (Sambucus Ebulus ); dwarf elder; wallwort; elderwort; -- called also Daneweed, Dane's weed, and Dane's-blood.

Note: [Said to grow on spots where battles were fought against the Danes.]

New American Oxford Dictionary

danewort

danewort |ˈdeɪnwəːt | ▶noun a dwarf Eurasian elder with a strong, unpleasant smell and berries yielding a blue dye. ●Sambucus ebulus, family Caprifoliaceae. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: so named from the folklore that the plant sprang up where Danish blood was spilt in battle.

Oxford Dictionary

danewort

danewort |ˈdeɪnwəːt | ▶noun a dwarf Eurasian elder with a strong, unpleasant smell and berries yielding a blue dye. ●Sambucus ebulus, family Caprifoliaceae. ORIGIN early 16th cent.: so named from the folklore that the plant sprang up where Danish blood was spilt in battle.