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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FELWORT

n.A plant, a species of Gentian.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FELWORT

Fel "wort `, n. Etym: [Probably a corruption of fieldwort.] (Bot. )

 

Defn: A European herb (Swertia perennis ) of the Gentian family.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

felwort

felwort |ˈfɛlwəːt | ▶noun a European gentian of dry grassland, which produces mauve flowers in the autumn. ●Gentianella amarella, family Gentianaceae. ORIGIN Old English feldwyrt (see field, wort ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

felwort

felwort |ˈfɛlwəːt | ▶noun a European gentian of dry grassland, which produces mauve flowers in the autumn. ●Gentianella amarella, family Gentianaceae. ORIGIN Old English feldwyrt (see field, wort ).