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Definition of Danewort
1. Noun. Dwarf herbaceous elder of Europe having pink flowers and a nauseous odor.
Group relationships: Genus Sambucus, Sambucus
Generic synonyms: Elder, Elderberry Bush
Definition of Danewort
1. n. A fetid European species of elder (Sambucus Ebulus); dwarf elder; wallwort; elderwort; -- called also Daneweed, Dane's weed, and Dane's-blood. [Said to grow on spots where battles were fought against the Danes.]
Definition of Danewort
1. Noun. A European dwarf version of the elder, ''Sambucus ebulus'', that has a bad smell ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Danewort
1. a flowering plant [n -S]
Medical Definition of Danewort
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Danewort
Literary usage of Danewort
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by Oxford Historical Society, Bostonian Society (1889)
"(Notes on name for danewort, see infra ; and see the margin of fol. 88 a, rejecting
the in William How ..."
2. The Treasury of Botany: A Popular Dictionary of the Vegetable Kingdom; with by John Lindley (1866)
"... or danewort, is an herbaceous plant found in many parts of Britain as well as
the Continent ; it has a nauseous smell, and drastic properties. ..."
3. "Survey of the Antiquities of the City of Oxford," Composed in 1661-6 by Anthony à Wood (1889)
"1 (Sambucus Ebulus,' danewort' or dwarf-elder; ... 5 (Wallwort is only an
alternative name for danewort, see infra ; and see in William ..."
4. "Survey of the Antiquities of the City of Oxford," Composed in 1661-6 by Anthony à Wood (1889)
"(Sambucus Ebulus, ' danewort' or 88a:—) 'You may say that ... but yet the true
denomination out name for danewort, see infra ; and see the margin of fol. ..."
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