bearwort
A perennial alpine plant, Meum athamanticumA perennial alpine plant, Meum athamanticum.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A perennial alpine plant, Meum athamanticum.
Origin
Inherited from Middle English berewort, either borrowed from Middle Low German bērwort orInherited from Middle English berewort, either borrowed from Middle Low German bērwort or reflecting Old English *berawurt, *beranwurt; in either case, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *beranwurti and by surface analysis, bear + wort.
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