dropwort

English

dropwort (Filipendula vulgaris)

Etymology

drop +‎ wort, referring to its hanging tubers.

Noun

dropwort (plural dropworts)

A perennial herb, Filipendula vulgaris, closely related to meadowsweet.
Any plant of genus Oenanthe.
Any plant of genus Oxypolis.

Synonyms

(Filipendula vulgaris): fern-leaf dropwort

Derived terms

waterdropwort (Oenanthe)
water dropwort (Oxypolis canbyi, Oenanthe)
western dropwort (Gillenia trifoliata)
hemlock dropwort (Oenanthe)

Translations

perennial herb

Armenian: փրփրուկ (hy) (pʿrpʿruk)
Bulgarian: орехче n (orehče), отвратниче n (otvratniče)
Danish: knoldet mjødurt
Finnish: sikoangervo
German: Kleines Mädesüß n
Greek:
Ancient: οἰνάνθη f (oinánthē)

Irish: greabhán m, lus braonach m
Romanian: aglică (ro) f
Russian: та́волга обыкнове́нная f (távolga obyknovénnaja), лаба́зник обыкнове́нный m (labáznik obyknovénnyj), лаба́зник шестилепестко́вый m (labáznik šestilepestkóvyj)
Spanish: filipéndula f
Swedish: brudbröd (sv)
Welsh: crogedyf f

Anagrams

drop trow

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