pewterwort
/ˈpjuːtəwəːt/Now archaic
noun
The rough horsetail, Equisetum hyemale.
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in John Gerard (c1545–1612), herbalist. From pewter + wort, so called on account of its use in polishing pewter and other utensils.
- Kentish rag
- Kentish ragstone
- Kenton, Stan
- Kentuckian
- Kentucky
- Kentucky bluegrass
- Kentucky colonel
- Kentucky Derby
- Kent, William
- Kenya
- Kenya African National Union
- Kenya, Mount
- Kenyan
- Kenyanthropus
- Kenyapithecus
- Kenyatta, Jomo
- kep
- kepi
- Keplerian
- Kepler, Johannes
- Kepler's laws
- kept
- Kerala
- Keralite
- kerat-