different between poultice vs woundwort

English

Etymology

From an alteration of Middle English pultes, from Latin pultes, plural of puls.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?po?lt?s/

Noun

poultice (plural poultices)

1. A soft, moist mass, usually wrapped in cloth and warmed, that is applied topically to a sore, aching or lesioned part of the body to soothe it.
2. A porous solid filled with solvent, used to remove stains from porous stone such as marble or granite.

Synonyms

• cataplasm

Translations

Verb

poultice (third-person singular simple present poultices, present participle poulticing, simple past and past participle poulticed)

1. (transitive) To treat with a poultice.

Anagrams

• epulotic

English

Etymology

wound +? wort

Noun

woundwort (plural woundworts)

1. Any of several plants formerly used in poultices for wounds.
   1. Any of several plants of the genus Stachys
   2. Achillea millefolium (soldier's woundwort)
   3. Anthyllis vulneraria (kidney-vetch)
   4. Solidago virgaurea (European golden-rod)
   5. Bellis perennis (English daisy)
   6. Prunella vulgaris (common self-heal)

Derived terms

• 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

• liverwort
• lungwort (“pulmonaria”)
• spleenwort (“asplenium”)
• toothwort (“dentaria”)

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