What is "throatwort"

Throatwort \Throat"wort`\, n. (Bot.) A plant ( Campanula Trachelium) formerly considered a remedy for sore throats because of its throat-shaped corolla.

n. (context botany English) A plant, (taxlink Campanula trachelium species noshow=1), with a throat-shaped corolla, once considered a remedy for sore throats.

n. European bellflower with blue-purple to lilac flowers formerly used to treat sore throat [syn: nettle-leaved bellflower, Campanula trachelium]