different between snakeweed vs adderwort

snakeweed

English

Wikispecies

Etymology

snake +? weed: in some cases (e.g. bistort) because of the twisted roots.

Noun

snakeweed (usually uncountable, plural snakeweeds)

  1. Any of various unrelated plants reputed to cure snakebite.
  2. A poisonous American plant of the genus Gutierrezia.

Translations

Synonyms

  • (Gutierrezia): matchweed

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adderwort

English

Alternative forms

  • adder's wort

Etymology

adder +? wort, as it was reputed to cure snakebite.

Noun

adderwort (countable and uncountable, plural adderworts)

  1. The common bistort (Persicaria bistorta) or snakeweed.

Further reading

  • adderwort in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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