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Plant once thought to cure rabies
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madwort
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. any garden plant of the genus Alyssum having clusters of small yellow or white flowers [syn: alyssum ]
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Madwort is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Asperugo procumbens Alyssum
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Madwort \Mad"wort`\, n. (Bot.) A genus of cruciferous plants ( Alyssum ) with white or yellow flowers and rounded pods. Alyssum maritimum is the commonly cultivated sweet alyssum, a fragrant white-flowered annual.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 Certain of the alyssums. 2 (vern: German madwort) ((taxlink Asperugo procumbens species noshow=1))
Usage examples of madwort.
The herb is sometimes known as Madwort, being supposed to act as an antidote to the bite of a mad dog.