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brownwort Herb. ? Obs.|ˈbraʊnwɜːt|
[perh. from its brown flowers.]
A name of the Water-Betony (Scrophularia aquatica), and perhaps other species of Scrophularia.
c1000Sax. Leechd. I. 158 Genim þysse wyrte wyrttruman þe engle brunewyrt hatað. Ibid. 374 Wið lungen adle Genim..& bryse wyrt & brun wyrt. c1440Promp. Parv. 54 Brownworte, herbe [1499 brother wort], pulio, peruleium [ 1499puleium]. 1551Turner Herbal i. L ij, The herbe whiche we call in Englyshe water betony or brown wurt. 1673Grew Anat. Roots i. §13 In Brownwort, the Basis of the Stalk sinking down by degrees..becomes the upper part of the Root. 1884Miller Plant-n. 248 Scrophularia aquatica, Bishop's-leaves, Water-Betony, Brown-wort. |