wort
Chiefly in the plural: a plant of the genus Brassica used as a vegetableChiefly in the plural: a plant of the genus Brassica used as a vegetable; a brassica; especially, a cabbage (Brassica oleracea).
Meaning
4 senses(historical, specifically)Chiefly in the plural: a plant of the genus Brassica used as a vegetable; a brassica; especially, a cabbage (Brassica oleracea).
(broadly)A non-vascular plant growing on land from the division Anthocerotophyta (the hornworts) or Marchantiophyta (liverworts); an anthocerotophyte or marchantiophyte.
(countable, uncountable)Also worts: a liquid extracted from mash (ground malt or some other grain soaked in hot water), which is then fermented to make beer, or fermented and distilled to make a malt liquor such as whisky.
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(archaic, historical)Now chiefly as the second element in the names of plants: a plant used for food or medicine.
- unfermented or fermenting malt
- usually used in combination: ‘liverwort’, ‘milkwort’, ‘whorlywort’
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English wort, worte (“infusion of grain (probably malted barley) for brewingFrom Middle English wort, worte (“infusion of grain (probably malted barley) for brewing ale or beer; unfermented or incompletely fermented beer; infusion of honey and water for making mead; unfermented decoction or infusion of other substances used for food or medicine”) [and other forms], from Old English wurt, wyrt, wyrte (“wort in brewing”), from a merger of Proto-West Germanic *wurtiju (“wort in brewing; seasoning, spice”) and *wurti (“root; spice”), both ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wrōts (“a root”): see further at etymology 1.
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