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LASERWORT
La
"
ser
*
wort
`, n.
Etym:
[L.
laser
the
juice
of
the
laserwort.
] (
Bot.
)
Defn:
Any
plant
of
the
umbelliferous
genus
Laserpitium,
of
several
species
(
as
L. glabrum,
and
L. siler ),
the
root
of
which
yields a
resinous
substance
of
a
bitter
taste.
The
genus
is
mostly
European.