Definition of Setterwort

1. Noun. Digitate-leaved hellebore with an offensive odor and irritant qualities when taken internally.

Exact synonyms: Bear's Foot, Helleborus Foetidus, Stinking Hellebore
Generic synonyms: Hellebore

Definition of Setterwort

1. n. The bear's-foot (Helleborus fœtidus); -- so called because the root was used in settering, or inserting setons into the dewlaps of cattle. Called also pegroots.

Definition of Setterwort

1. Noun. The bear's-foot (''Helleborus foetidus''). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Setterwort

1. The bear's-foot (Helleborus foetidus); so called because the root was used in settering, or inserting setons into the dewlaps of cattle. Synonym: pegroots. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Setterwort

sets off
sets on fire
sets out
sets sail
sets up
setscrew
setscrews
sett
settee
settees
setter
settered
settering
setterlike
setters
setterwort (current term)
setterworts
settest
setteth
setting
setting about
setting apart
setting aside
setting back
setting expansion
setting fire
setting foot
setting forth
setting hen
setting in

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