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woundwort
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ˈwuːnd.wɜːt/ us /ˈwuːnd.wɝːt/
a name given to several different plants used in the past to put on wounds(= damaged areas of the body):
You may see marsh woundwort (Stachys palustris) still flowering during October.
Hedge woundwort, a non-stinging relative of the red deadnettle, has tiny, edible flowers that taste like honey.
This woundwort is beloved by gardeners for its silver-green leaves and lavender flowers.
Achillea is also known as soldier's woundwort and bloodwort, and it was used as a poultice during the American Civil War.
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