woundwort
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editwoundwort (countable and uncountable, plural woundworts)
- Any of several plants formerly used in poultices for wounds.
- Any of several plants of the genus Stachys
- Achillea millefolium (soldier's woundwort)
- Anthyllis vulneraria (kidney vetch)
- Solidago virgaurea (European golden-rod)
- Bellis perennis (English daisy)
- Prunella vulgaris (common self-heal)
Derived terms
edit- clown's woundwort (Stachys palustris)
- corn woundwort (Stachys arvensis)
- field woundwort (Stachys arvensis)
- hedge woundwort (Stachys sylvatica)
- marsh woundwort (Stachys palustris)
- soldier's woundwort (Achillea millefolium)
Related terms
edit- liverwort (Hepatica spp.; Marchantiopsida spp.)
- lungwort (Pulmonaria spp.)
- spleenwort (Asplenium spp.)
- toothwort (Cardamine subg. Dentaria spp.)
Translations
editany of several plants formerly used for wounds
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genus Stachys
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Achillea millefolium — see soldier's woundwort
Anthyllis vulneraria — see kidney vetch
Solidago virgaurea
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Bellis perennis — see daisy
Prunella vulgaris
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