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单词 wort
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wort


wort 1

W0094500 (wûrt, wôrt)n. A plant. Often used in combination: liverwort; milkwort.
[Middle English, from Old English wyrt; see wrād- in Indo-European roots.]

wort 2

W0094500 (wûrt, wôrt)n. An infusion of malt that is fermented to make beer.
[Middle English, from Old English wyrt; see wrād- in Indo-European roots.]

wort

(wɜːt) n1. (Botany) (in combination) any of various unrelated plants, esp ones formerly used to cure diseases: liverwort; spleenwort. 2. (Brewing) the sweet liquid obtained from the soaked mixture of warm water and ground malt, used to make a malt liquor[Old English wyrt root, related to Old High German warz, Gothic waurts root]

wort1

(wɜrt, wɔrt)

n. the infusion of malt or meal that after fermentation becomes beer or whiskey. [before 1000; Middle English; Old English wyrt, c. Old Saxon wurtja, Middle High German würze spice; akin to wort2]

wort2

(wɜrt, wɔrt)

n. a plant, herb, or vegetable (now usu. only in combination): figwort. [before 900; Middle English; Old English wyrt root, plant, c. Old High German wurz, Old Norse urt herb, Gothic waurts root; akin to Old Norse rōt (compare root1), Latin rādīx, Greek rhíza]
Thesaurus
Noun1.wort - usually used in combination: `liverwort'; `milkwort'; `whorlywort'herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
2.wort - unfermented or fermenting maltmalt - a cereal grain (usually barley) that is kiln-dried after having been germinated by soaking in water; used especially in brewing and distilling
Translations

wort


wort

[wȯrt] (food engineering) A clear infusion of malt grain extract, used by brewers for fermentation.

wort


wort

(wōrt), 1. A suffix in the popular names of many plants, such as liverwort, lungwort, and woundwort. 2. An infusion of malt. [A.S. wyrt, a plant]

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Words related to wort

noun usually used in combination: 'liverwort'

Related Words

  • herb
  • herbaceous plant

noun unfermented or fermenting malt

Related Words

  • malt
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