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Definition of Masterwort
1. Noun. Any plant of the genus Astrantia.
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Astrantia
Specialized synonyms: Astrantia Major, Greater Masterwort
Definition of Masterwort
1. n. A tall and coarse European umbelliferous plant (Peucedanum Ostruthium, formerly Imperatoria).
Definition of Masterwort
1. Noun. Peucedanum ostruthium, an umbelliferous plant grown in gardens, formerly much used for medicinal purposes. (defdate from 16th c.) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Masterwort
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Masterwort
Literary usage of Masterwort
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Botany; Or, Coloured Figures of British Plants, with Their Essential ...by Sir James Edward Smith, James Sowerby by Sir James Edward Smith, James Sowerby (1803)
"masterwort is perennial, and flowers in June. The root U tuberous, jointed, acrid,
and aromatic, long supposed a sovereign remedy against all poison. ..."
2. A Practical Treatise on Animal and Vegetable Fats and Oils: Comprising Both by William Theodore Brannt, Karl Schaedler (1896)
"... the mountainous regions of Southern and Central Europe, has a root-stock of
aromatic odor which is brought into commerce under the name of masterwort. ..."
3. Hand-book of Chemistry by Leopold Gmelin, Henry Watts (1860)
"Dissolves in hot alcohol and in ether. (Bonastre, 1829, J. Pharm. 15, 204.) 54.
Ou of masterwort. ..."
4. Medical and Surgical Reporter (1854)
"masterwort is a safe and efficient carminative, stomachic and stimulant.
In flatulent eructations, which is a species of dyspepsia, and debility of the ..."
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