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SETTERWORT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does setterwort mean? 

SETTERWORT (noun)
  The noun SETTERWORT has 1 sense:

1. digitate-leaved hellebore with an offensive odor and irritant qualities when taken internallyplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


SETTERWORT (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Digitate-leaved hellebore with an offensive odor and irritant qualities when taken internally

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

bear's foot; Helleborus foetidus; setterwort; stinking hellebore

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

hellebore (any plant of the Eurasian genus Helleborus)


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