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lousewort

lousewort [ lówss wurt ] (plural louseworts)


noun 
Definition:
 
plant with spikes of flowers: a plant of the snapdragon family with feathery leaves. Flowers: white, yellow, or pinkish-purple, in spikes. Native to: northern regions.  Genus Pedicularis.

[< the belief that sheep feeding on it became infested with lice]
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