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Sicklewort

Sicklewort \Sic"kle*wort`\, n. [AS. sicolwyrt.] (Bot.)

  1. A plant of the genus Coronilla ( C. scorpioides); -- so named from its curved pods.

  2. The healall ( Brunella vulgaris).

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sicklewort

n. 1 A plant of the genus (taxlink Coronilla genus noshow=1) (especially, (taxlink Coronilla scorpioides species noshow=1)), with curved pods. 2 The heal-all ((taxlink Brunella vulgaris species noshow=1)).

Usage examples of "sicklewort".

Between them they had nursed her admirably, first applying sicklewort to stanch the bleeding from the cut, then washing the wound with comfrey juice to guard against deadly inflammations.