lousewort

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Definition von lousewort im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

Any of very many semiparasitic flowering plants, of the genus Pedicularis, related to wood betony

{n} cockscomb or rattle yellow

{i} (Botany) perennial herbaceous plant with spikes of flowers that grows in damp environments

It was said to make sheep that fed on it lousy

Any of about 500 species of herbaceous plants that make up the genus Pedicularis in the snapdragon family. The lousewort is found throughout the Northern Hemisphere but especially on the mountains of central and eastern Asia. The bilaterally symmetrical flowers sometimes have very unusual shapes. The flowers of the little elephant (P. groenlandica), for example, resemble the head, trunk, and ears of an elephant. Louseworts are semiparasitic on the roots of other plants

Any species of Pedicularis, a genus of perennial herbs

Silbentrennung

louse·wort

Etymologie

() louse +‎ wort