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dropwort

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drop⋅wort

  [drop-wurt, -wawrt]
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–noun
a European plant, Filipendula vulgaris, of the rose family, bearing small, scentless, white or reddish flowers.
Origin:
1530–40; drop + wort 2
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drop·wort   (drŏp'wôrt', -wûrt')   
n.  A Eurasian plant (Filipendula vulgaris, formerly F. hexapetala) having finely divided leaflets and clusters of small white flowers.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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