Meaning

1 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)A plant, the staggerbush.

More definitions
  • wiry evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of wet acidic areas in Arctic and Canada to northeastern United States

Origin

From moor + wort.

From moor + wort.

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Forms

plural: moorworts
Singularmoorwort

uncountable

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • wiry evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of wet acidic areas in Arctic and Canada to northeastern United States:bog rosemaryAndromeda glaucophylla

See also

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