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lousewort
louse·wort L0261400 (lous′wûrt′, -wôrt′)n. Any of numerous hemiparasitic plants of the genus Pedicularis, having spikes of irregular, usually hooded or beaked flowers. [From the belief that sheep feeding on it were prone to lice.]lousewort (ˈlaʊsˌwɜːt) n (Plants) any of various N temperate scrophulariaceous plants of the genus Pedicularis, having spikes of white, yellow, or mauve flowers. See also betony3louse•wort (ˈlaʊsˌwɜrt, -ˌwɔrt) n. any plant of the genus Pedicularis, of the figwort family, with pinnate leaves of yellow or purple flowers. TranslationsEncyclopediaSeePedicularis |