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danewort

/ ˈdeɪnˌwɜːt /

noun

  1. a caprifoliaceous shrub, Sambucus ebulus, native to Europe and Asia and having serrated leaves and white flowers See also elder 2


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Example Sentences

Sambucus ebulus, dwarf elder, walwort, or danewort—among the rubbish and ruined foundations of the Priory.

Augier wrote one volume of verse, which he modestly called 'Pariétaire,' the name of a common little vine, the English danewort.

Parkinson, however, thinks the plant obtained the name of Danewort because it would cause a flux called the Danes.

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