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Definition of Barrenwort
1. Noun. Slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on erect wiry stems; used as ground cover.
Group relationships: Epimedium, Genus Epimedium
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Definition of Barrenwort
1. n. An herbaceous plant of the Barberry family (Epimedium alpinum), having leaves that are bitter and said to be sudorific.
Definition of Barrenwort
1. Noun. A herb, ''Epimedium alpinum'', once thought to prevent conception ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Barrenwort
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Barrenwort
Literary usage of Barrenwort
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Landscape Gardening: Notes and Suggestions on Lawns and Lawn Planting by Samuel Parsons (1895)
"... among rocks or by itself, where its charms will be a little protected.
Its common name is barren wort, and it is an alpine plant. ALPINE barrenwort. ..."
2. Our Garden Flowers: A Popular Study of Their Native Lands, Their Life by Harriet Louise Keeler (1910)
"... as among the daintiest and most interesting plants that can be grown in the
hardy border. The Great-Flowered barrenwort is reported "as distinct, ..."
3. Ornamental Gardening for Americans: A Treatise on Beautifying Homes, Rural by Elias A. Long (1899)
"Several ornamental species; purplish; 6 to 12 inches. barrenwort, Alpine (Epimedium
alpinum).—Purplish; May; 6 to 9 inches. barrenwort, Large yellow (E. ..."
4. The Ladies' Flower-garden of Ornamental Perennials by Loudon (Jane) (1843)
"It was introduced in 1784. GENUS III. EPIMEDIUM, Lin. barrenwort. Lin. Sylt. ...
The plant has received its English name of barrenwort from the peculiarity ..."
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