coolwort
/ˈkuːlwəːt/North American
noun
Any of several small North American plants of the family Saxifragaceae, especially foamflowers (genus Tiarella) (also coolwort foamflower) and mitreworts (genus Mitella).
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in John R. Bartlett (1805–1886), ethnologist and historian. From cool + wort. The reason for the name is uncertain.
- protonation
- proton-donating
- proton donator
- proton donor
- protonema
- protonemal
- protonematal
- protoneolithic
- protonephridial
- protonephridium
- protonephron
- protonephros
- proton gradiometer
- protonic
- protonically
- proto-Nile
- proton magnetometer
- protonmotive
- protonmotive force
- protonosphere
- protonotarial
- protonotariat
- protonotary
- Protonotary Apostolic
- Protonotary Apostolical