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GYPSYWORT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gypsywort mean? 

GYPSYWORT (noun)
  The noun GYPSYWORT has 1 sense:

1. hairy Eurasian herb with two-lipped white flowersplay

  Familiarity information: GYPSYWORT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


GYPSYWORT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Hairy Eurasian herb with two-lipped white flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

gipsywort; gypsywort; Lycopus europaeus

Hypernyms ("gypsywort" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Holonyms ("gypsywort" is a member of...):

genus Lycopus; Lycopus (small genus of herbs of the mint family)


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