cancerwort

English

Etymology

From cancer +‎ wort.

Noun

cancerwort (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) A species of the speedwell plant (Veronica sp.).
  2. Any of genus Kickxia (fluellens), especially
    1. Kickxia spuria (roundleaf cancerwort)
    2. Kickxia elatine (harpleaf cancerwort)
  3. Common toadflax (Linaria vulgaris).

References

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