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honeywort

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hon⋅ey⋅wort

[huhn-ee-wurt, -wawrt]
–noun
a plant, Cerinthe retorta, of Greece, having bluish-green leaves and purple-tipped yellow flowers.

Origin:
1590–1600; honey + wort 2 , so called because its flowers yield much honey
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