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Definition of Lousewort
1. n. Any species of Pedicularis, a genus of perennial herbs. It was said to make sheep that fed on it lousy.
Definition of Lousewort
1. Noun. (botany) Any of very many semiparasitic flowering plants, of the genus ''Pedicularis'', related to wood betony. ¹
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Literary usage of Lousewort
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Outlines of Lessons in Botany: For the Use of Teachers, Or Mothers Studying by Jane Hancox Newell (1892)
"... lousewort (Pedicularis Canadensis).2 This plant flowers in May and June, and
is common in shady copses and on the edges of meadows. ..."
2. Wild Flowers of the North American Mountains by Julia W. Henshaw (1915)
"The dull white or very pale yellow beaked flowers of the White lousewort are set
in a close cluster at the top of the stalks, and are embedded amongst small ..."
3. Plant Names, Scientific and Popular, Including in the Case of Each Plant the by Albert Brown Lyons (1900)
"Low annuals with minute white flowers. About 6 species, New World; 4 in US 1528.
PEDICULARIS, L. lousewort. Scrophulariaceae. Latin, "lousewort", the plants ..."
4. The American Botanist edited by Willard Nelson Clute (1921)
""lousewort" and "fever-weed". With reference to the divided leaves it is called
... The "lousewort" part of the name comes from the fact that the leaves are ..."
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